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. [ OF. aliéneur. ] One who alienates or transfers property to another. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. alumineor, fr. L. ad + liminare. See Luminate. ] An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner. [ Obs. ] Cowell. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to amenorrhoea. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Latinized fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to recognize. ] The unfolding or dénouement. [ R. ] De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to the English and Normans, or to the Normans who settled in England. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
adj.
a. [ F. anormal. See Abnormal, Normal. ] Not according to rule; abnormal. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ OF. aörner, aöurner, fr. L. adornare to adorn. The form a-ourne was corrupted into anourne. ] To adorn. [ Obs. ] Bp. Watson. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Anorthite. ] (Min.) Having unequal oblique axes;
n. [ Gr.
n. [ Gr.
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
n. [ Gr.
n. [ F. anorthose triclinic feldspar (fr. Gr.
‖n.;
n. [ L. assignator. Cf. Assigner. ] (Law) An assigner; a person who assigns or transfers an interest;
n. [ F., fr. Ar. at-tannūr, fr. Heb. tannūr an oven or furnace. ] A digesting furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat. Chambers. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Avener. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Law) One who makes a bargain, or contracts with another; esp., one who sells, or contracts to sell, property to another. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; mucus + &unr_; to flow. ] (Med.)
a. [ L. canorus, from nor melody, fr. canere to sing. ] Melodious; musical. “Birds that are most canorous.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
A long, lound, and canorous peal of laughter. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being musical. [ 1913 Webster ]
He chooses his language for its rich canorousness. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
n. One who consigns something to another; -- opposed to
n. [ Cf. Counter tenor. ] (Mus.) Counter tenor; contralto. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ OF. contreteneur. Cf. Contratenor, and see Tenor a part in music. ] (Mus.) One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble; high tenor. [ 1913 Webster ]
Counter-tenor clef (Mus.),
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, dog + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; appetite. ] (Med.) A voracious appetite, like that of a starved dog. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL. ] (Paleon.) See Dinornis. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
God commits the managing so great a trust . . . wholly to the demeanor of every grown man. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
His demeanor was singularly pleasing. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
The men, as usual, liked her artless kindness and simple refined demeanor. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; terrible + &unr_; bird. ] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct, ostrichlike birds of gigantic size, which formerly inhabited New Zealand. See Moa.
n. [ OE. deshonour, dishonour, OF. deshonor, deshonur, F. déshonneur; pref. des- (L. dis-) + honor, honur, F. honneur, fr. L. honor. See Honor. ]
It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor. Ezra iv. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]
His honor rooted in dishonor stood. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Nothing . . . that may dishonor
Our law, or stain my vow of Nazarite. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. déshonorable. ]
He that is dishonorable in riches, how much more in poverty! Ecclus. x. 31. [ 1913 Webster ]
To find ourselves dishonorable graves. Shak.
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a. Bringing dishonor on; tending to disgrace; lessening reputation. Holmes. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who dishonors or disgraces; one who treats another indignity. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Law) One who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who divides or makes division. [ Obs. ] Sheldon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. donneur, OF. daneor, fr. donner. See Donee, and cf. Donator. ]
Touching, the parties unto deeds and charters, we are to consider as well the donors and granters as the donees or grantees. Spelman. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Gr.
a. [ Cf. F. énorme. See Enormous. ] Enormous. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
The enormity of his learned acquisitions. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
These clamorous enormities which are grown too big and strong for law or shame. South. [ 1913 Webster ]