‖n.;
Each of the provinces [ of Denmark ] is divided into several amts, answering . . . to the English hundreds. Encyc. Brit. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
v. t. [ Pref. ad- + promt. ] To quicken; to prompt. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
To appromt our invention. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. circum- + L. terra earth. ] Being or dwelling around the earth. “Circumterraneous demouns.” H. Hallywell. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Named after the French philosopher, Auguste
n. A disciple of Comte; a positivist. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Gloom. [ R. ] Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. [ from the older spelling Kamtschatka for Kamchatka. ] (Ethnol.) An aboriginal tribe inhabiting the southern part of the Kamchatka peninsula; called also
n. (Zool.) An African freshwater fish (Protopterus annectens), belonging to the Dipnoi. It can breathe air by means of its lungs, and when waters dry up, it encases itself in a nest of hard mud, where it remains till the rainy season. It is used as food. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A
n. [ Bengali ram-til. ] A tropical African asteraceous shrub (Guizotia abyssinica) cultivated for its seeds (called
n. Room; space. [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Roomy; spacious. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Septentrion. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A Florida and West Indian grunt (Bathystoma rimator
n. [ Tom (see Tomboy) + tit the bird. ] (Zool.)
Unpathed waters, undreamed shores. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
Here kindly warmth their mounting juice ferments. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
That warmth . . . which agrees with Christian zeal. Sprat. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Being without warmth; not communicating warmth; cold. [ R. ] Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]