‖n. [ G. ] See Legislature, Austria, Prussia. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
v. t. [ AS. onhangian. ] To hang. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. anharmonique, fr. Gr.
anharmonic function or
anharmonic ratio
n. [ L. anhelatio, fr. anhelare to pant; an (perh. akin to E. on) + halare to breathe: cf. F. anhélation. ] Short and rapid breathing; a panting; asthma. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ Cf. OF. aneler, anheler. See Anhelation. ] To pant; to be breathlessly anxious or eager (for). [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
They anhele . . . for the fruit of our convocation. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Anhelous; panting. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. anhelus. ] Short of breath; panting. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Brazilian name. ] A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or kamichi (Palamedea cornuta). See Kamichi. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a family of aquatic birds of South America. They are called
‖n. [ Pg. ] (Zool.) An aquatic bird of the southern United States (Platus anhinga); the darter, or snakebird. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
a. Ahungered; longing. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Anhydrous. ] (Chem.) An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; -- so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Anhydrous. ] (Min.) A mineral of a white or a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name). [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; wanting water;
[ So called from Blenheim House, the seat of the duke of Marlborough, in England. ] A small variety of spaniel, kept as a pet. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The hole or loop in which a button is caught. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore;
a. (Physiol.) Checking or arresting the heart's action. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who dwells with another, or with others. “Coinhabitants of the same element.” Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To inhere or exist together, as in one substance. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Joint inheritance. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A coheir. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Conium + hydrate. ] (Chem.) A vegetable alkaloid found with conine in the poison hemlock (Conium maculatum). It is a white crystalline substance,
n. any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
prop. n. (Geography) The capital
n. [ From
n. a resident of Nebraska; -- a nickname.
n. The state or condition of a cousin; also, the collective body of cousins; kinsfolk. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being a deacon; office of a deacon; deaconship. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Uninhabited. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Disinherit, v. t., and cf. Disherison. ] Same as Disherison. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Of how fair a portion Adam disinherited his whole posterity! South. [ 1913 Webster ]
And disinherit Chaos, that reigns here. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of disinheriting, or the condition of being; disinherited; disherison. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To disinter. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Naut.) A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail;
a. Dejected; low-spirited. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Towards the bottom of a hill;
a. Declivous; descending; sloping. “A downhill greensward.” Congrewe. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Declivity; descent; slope. [ 1913 Webster ]
On th' icy downhills of this slippery life. Du Bartas (Trans. ). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Drunkenness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To surround with a halo. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Who, naught aghast, his mighty hand enhanced. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
The reputation of ferocity enhanced the value of their services, in making them feared as well as hated. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To be raised up; to grow larger;
adj. improved. Contrasted with
n. The act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation;
n. One who enhances; one who, or that which, raises the amount, price, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]