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‖n. [ Sp., prop. p. of adelantar to advance, to promote. ] A governor of a province; a commander. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Ailantus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From aylanto, i. e., tree of heaven, the name of the tree in the Moluccas. ] (Bot.) A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The tree imperfectly diœcious, and the staminate or male plant is very offensive when blossom. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) A plant deriving its sustenance from the air alone; an aërophyte. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The “Florida moss” (Tillandsia, many tropical orchids, and most mosses and lichens are air plants. Those which are lodged upon trees, but not parasitic on them, such as the Spanish moss Tillandsia usneoides), are epiphytes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G. alant elecampane, the Inula helenium of Linnæus. ] (Chem.) See Inulin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. allantoïque. ] Pertaining to, or contained in, the allantois. [ 1913 Webster ]

Allantoic acid. (Chem.) See Allantoin. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n.. (Anat.) A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles, -- in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the parent; the urinary vesicle. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_; shaped like a sausage; &unr_; sausage + e'i^dos form. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the allantois. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) The division of Vertebrata in which the embryo develops an allantois. It includes reptiles, birds, and mammals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A crystalline, transparent, colorless substance found in the allantoic liquid of the fetal calf; -- formerly called allantoic acid and amniotic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. altivolans. See Volant. ] Flying high. [ Obs. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ambulans, p. pr. of ambulare to walk: cf. F. ambulant. ] Walking; moving from place to place. Gayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Without, or not developing, an allantois. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ Gr. 'an priv. + E. allantoidea. ] (Zool.) The division of Vertebrata in which no allantois is developed. It includes amphibians, fishes, and lower forms. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; not loving man; 'a priv. + &unr_; to love + &unr_; man. ] Want of love to mankind; -- the opposite of philanthropy. Coxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An appellant. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. appellans, p. pr. of appellare; cf. F. appelant. See Appeal. ] Relating to an appeal; appellate. “An appellant jurisdiction.” Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

Party appellant (Law), the party who appeals; appellant; -- opposed to respondent, or appellee. Tomlins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Law) (a) One who accuses another of felony or treason. [ Obs. ] (b) One who appeals, or asks for a rehearing or review of a cause by a higher tribunal. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A challenger. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Eccl. Hist.) One who appealed to a general council against the bull Unigenitus. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. One who appeals or entreats. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) The five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea urchins. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. & a. [ Pref. a- + slant. ] Toward one side; in a slanting direction; obliquely. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ The shaft ] drove through his neck aslant. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. In a slanting direction over; athwart. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is a willow grows aslant a brook. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. assaillant, p. pr. of assaillir. ] Assailing; attacking. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. assaillant. ] One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an assailer. [ 1913 Webster ]

An assailant of the church. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) A genus of small glassy heteropod mollusks found swimming at the surface in mid ocean. See Heteropod. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) (a) Relating to the atlas. (b) Anterior; cephalic. Barclay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Atlant&unr_;us. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the isle Atlantis, which the ancients allege was sunk, and overwhelmed by the ocean. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to, or resembling, Atlas; strong. [ 1913 Webster ]

With Atlantean shoulders, fit to bear
The weight of mightiest monarchies. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, pl. of &unr_;. See Atlas. ] (Arch.) Figures or half figures of men, used as columns to support an entablature; -- called also telamones. See Caryatides. Oxf. Gloss. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Atlanticus, fr. Atlas. See Atlas and Atlantes. ] 1. Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean (called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the Atlantic telegraph. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Descended from Atlas. [ 1913 Webster ]

The seven Atlantic sisters. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L. See Atlantes. ] The Pleiades or seven stars, fabled to have been the daughters of Atlas. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. bataillant, p. pr. See Battle, v. i. ] [ Obs. ] Prepared for battle; combatant; warlike. Spenser. -- n. A combatant. Shelton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖adv. [ It. See Brilliant, a. ] (Mus.) In a gay, showy, and sparkling style. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Bull an edict. ] Pertaining to, or used in, papal bulls. Fry. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bullantic letters, Gothic letters used in papal bulls. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; flower. ] (Bot.) Same as Anthodium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois.
Syn. -- chorioallantoic membrane. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. an Old World herb (Coriandrum sativum) with aromatic parsleylike leaves and seed.
Syn. -- coriander, coriander plant, Chinese parsley, Coriandrum sativum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a parsleylike herb used as seasoning or garnish.
Syn. -- coriander, Chinese parsley. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. circumflans, p. pr. of circumflare. ] Blowing around. [ Obs. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. circumvolans, p. pr. See Circumvolation. ] Flying around. [ 1913 Webster ]

The circumvolant troubles of humanity. G. Macdonald. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. cis- + Atlantic. ] On this side of the Atlantic Ocean; -- used of the eastern or the western side, according to the standpoint of the writer. Story. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. coagulans, p. pr. ] That which produces coagulation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. congratulans, p. pr. ] Rejoicing together; congratulatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

With like joy
Congratulant approached him. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Shouting together for joy; rejoicing together. [ R. ] Neale. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. contemplans, p. pr. ] Given to contemplation; meditative. [ R. ] Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Counteracting the effects of stimulants; relating to a course of medical treatment based on a theory of contrastimulants. -- n. (Med.) An agent which counteracts the effect of a stimulant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a fluid (gas or liquid) used to cool a device by transferring heat away from one part to another. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ Pref. de- + plan: cf. F. déplanter, L. deplantare to take off a twig. See Plant, v. t. ] To take up (plants); to transplant. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. déplantation. ] Act of taking up plants from beds. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To deprive of gallantry. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]