‖n. [ D. aam, fr. LL. ama; cf. L. hama a water bucket, Gr. &unr_; ] A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36
n.
n. [ Cf. F. abandonnement. ]
The abandonment of the independence of Europe. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ LL. See Abandon. ] (Law) Anything forfeited or confiscated. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. abaissement. ] The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. ébahissement. ] The state of being abashed; confusion from shame. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. abatement, F. abattement. ]
Defense in abatement,
Plea in abatement
n. [ L. abdomen (a word of uncertain etymol.): cf. F. abdomen. ]
n.;
a. [ Cf. F. abdominal. ]
Abdominal ring (Anat.),
‖n. pl. [ NL., masc. pl. ] (Zool.) A group including the greater part of fresh-water fishes, and many marine ones, having the ventral fins under the abdomen behind the pectorals. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., neut. pl. ] (Zool.) A group of cirripeds having abdominal appendages. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. abdomen + Gr.
a. Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or chest. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having a protuberant belly; pot-bellied. [ 1913 Webster ]
Gorgonius sits, abdominous and wan,
Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
adv. [ Pref. a- + beam. ] (Naut.) On the beam, that is, on a line which forms a right angle with the ship's keel; opposite to the center of the ship's side. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n.
n. [ NL. abelmoschus, fr. Ar. abu-l-misk father of musk,
n. The act of abetting;
a. Abominable. [ A false orthography anciently used; h was foisted into various words; hence abholish, for abolish, etc. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
This is abhominable, which he [ Don Armado ] would call abominable. Shak. Love's Labor's Lost, v. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ab away from + homo, hominis, man. ] Inhuman. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Habiliment. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Renunciation. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
a. Having much intellectual power. --
adv. [ Pref. a- + bloom. ] In or into bloom; in a blooming state. Masson. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ For earlier anormal, F. anormal, LL. anormalus for anomalus, Gr. &unr_;. Confused with L. abnormis. See Anomalous, Abnormous, Anormal. ] Not conformed to rule or system; deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular. “That deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular. ” Froude. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n.;
adv. In an abnormal manner; irregularly. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
a. [ L. abnormis; ab + norma rule. See Normal. ] Abnormal; irregular. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]
A character of a more abnormous cast than his equally suspected coadjutor. State Trials. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A foreboding; an omen. [ Obs. ] “Abodements must not now affright us.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. abolissement. ] The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The principles or measures of abolitionists. Wilberforce. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. (Zool.) A large South American serpent (Boa aboma). [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. abominable. L. abominalis. See Abominate. ]
☞ Juliana Berners . . . informs us that in her time [ 15th c. ], “abomynable syght of monkes” was elegant English for “a large company of friars.” G. P. Marsh. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being abominable; odiousness. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. [ OE. abominacioun, -cion, F. abominatio. See Abominate. ]
Antony, most large in his abominations. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Abortment; abortion. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Abortion. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch;
n.
To sham Abraham,