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n. One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + tomh` a cutting. ] The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. 'apo`fqegma thing uttered, apothegm, from 'apofqe`ggesqai to speak out; 'apo` from + fqe`ggesqai to speak. ] A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark, conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or maxim. [ Apothegm is now the prevalent spelling in the United States. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. pl. apotactitae, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; set apart; &unr_; from + &unr_; to arrange, ordain. ] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of ancient Christians, who, in supposed imitation of the first believers, renounced all their possessions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Apotelesmatic. ] 1. The result or issue. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Astrol.) The calculation and explanation of a nativity. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; effect of the stars on human destiny, fr. &unr_; to complete; &unr_; from + &unr_; to end, &unr_; end. ] 1. Relating to the casting of horoscopes. [ Archaic ] Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Relating to an issue of fulfillment. [ 1913 Webster ]

In this way a passage in the Old Testament may have, or rather comprise, an apotelesmatic sense, i. e., one of after or final accomplishment. M. Stuart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Apothecaries. [ OE. apotecarie, fr. LL. apothecarius, fr. L. apotheca storehouse, Gr. apo, fr. &unr_; to put away; &unr_; from + &unr_; to put: cf. F. apothicaire, OF. apotecaire. See Thesis. ] 1. One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes; a druggist; a pharmacist. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In England an apothecary is one of a privileged class of practitioners, licensed to prescribe medicine -- a kind of sub-physician. The surgeon apothecary is the ordinary family medical attendant. One who sells drugs and makes up prescriptions is now commonly called in England a druggist or a pharmaceutical chemist. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A drugstore; a store where medicines are sold. [ PJC ]

Apothecaries' weight, the system of weights by which medical prescriptions were formerly compounded. The pound and ounce are the same as in Troy weight; they differ only in the manner of subdivision. The ounce is divided into 8 drams, 24 scruples, 480 grains. See Troy weight. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to the apothecium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖ n.; pl. Apothecia [ NL. ] (Bot.) The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. 'apofqegmatiko`s. ] Pertaining to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A collector or maker of apothegms. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'apo` + qe`ma that which is placed, tiqe`nai to place. ] 1. (Math.) The perpendicular from the center to one of the sides of a regular polygon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A deposit formed in a liquid extract of a vegetable substance by exposure to the air. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. Apotheoses [ L., fr. Gr. 'apoqe`wsis, fr. 'apoqewy^n to deify; 'apo` from + qewy^n to deify, qeo`s a god. ] 1. The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, “the gods;” deification. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Glorification; exaltation. “The apotheosis of chivalry.” Prescott. “The noisy apotheosis of liberty and machinery.” F. Harrison. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To exalt to the dignity of a deity; to declare to be a god; to deify; to glorify. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'apo`qesis a putting back or away, fr. 'apotiqe`nai. See Apothecary. ] (Arch.) (a) A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc. Weale. (b) A dressing room connected with a public bath. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'apotomh` a cutting off, fr. 'apote`mnein to cut off; 'apo` from + te`mnein to cut. ] 1. (Math.) The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between √2 and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus) The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'apotro`paios averting evil. ] Intended to protect from evil. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. armipotentia, fr. armipotents. ] Power in arms. [ R. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. armipotents; arma arms + potens powerful, p. pr. of posse to be able. ] Powerful in arms; mighty in battle. [ 1913 Webster ]

The temple stood of Mars armipotent. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. bellipotens; bellum war + potens powerful, p. pr. of posse to be able. ] Mighty in war; armipotent. [ R. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bespotted p. pr. & vb. n. Bespotting. ] To mark with spots, or as with spots. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mining) The adjustable socket, or step, of a millstone spindle. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A rounded organ between the eyes of the frog; the interocular gland. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. cacher to hide + pot a pot. ] An ornamental casing for a flowerpot, of porcelain, metal, paper, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] A winning of all the tricks at the game of piquet. It counts for forty points. Hoyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Capotted. ] To win all the tricks from, in playing at piquet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. capote (cf. F. capote.), fr. LL. capa cape, cloak. See Cap. ] A long cloak or overcoat, especially one with a hood. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ From the French inventor, A. A. Chassepot. ] (Mil.) A kind of breechloading, center-fire rifle, or improved needle gun. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draft. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Five-spotted. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A covered pot in which coffee is prepared, or is brought upon the table for drinking. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a tall pot in which coffee is brewed, especially one in which the heating of the water is accomplished by electricity.
Syn. -- coffeepot, coffee pot. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. compotatio; com- + potare to drink. ] The act of drinking or tippling together. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The fashion of compotation. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] One who drinks with another. [ R. ] Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. See Compost. ] 1. A preparation of fruit in sirup in such a manner as to preserve its form, either whole, halved, or quartered; as, a compote of pears. Littré. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a bowl-shaped dish having a stem, and a base smaller than the bowl, used to serve compotes or other items, such as candies, nuts, or fruit; a compote dish. Compotes may be made of different materials, such as glass, porcelain, or silver.
Syn. -- compote dish, compotier. [ PJC ]

a compote{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

‖n.; pl. Compotiers /plu>. [ F. ] A dish for holding compotes, fruit, etc.; a compote dish, or compote{ 2 }. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

adj. of or relating to the cortex and the hypothalamus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a whimsically eccentric person.
Syn. -- crank, nut, nutcase, screwball. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. cunctipotens; cunctus all + potens powerful. ] All-powerful; omnipotent. [ R ] “God cunctipotent.” Neale (Trans. Rhythm of St. Bernard). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mach.) a mechanical damping device containing a piston that moves in a fluid-filled chamber to serve as a pneumatic or hydraulic cushion for a falling weight, as in the valve gear of a steam engine, to prevent shock. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

☞ It consists of a chamber, containing air or a liquid, in which a piston (a), attached to the weight, falls freely until it enters a space (as below the openings, b) from which the air or liquid can escape but slowly (as through cock c), when its fall is gradually checked. [ 1913 Webster ]

A cataract of an engine is sometimes called a dashpot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. dépôt, OF. depost, fr. L. depositum a deposit. See Deposit, n. ] 1. A place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

The islands of Guernsey and Jersey are at present the great depots of this kingdom. Brit. Critic (1794). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mil.) (a) A military station where stores and provisions are kept, or where recruits are assembled and drilled. (b) (Eng. & France) The headquarters of a regiment, where all supplies are received and distributed, recruits are assembled and instructed, infirm or disabled soldiers are taken care of, and all the wants of the regiment are provided for. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A railway station; a building for the accommodation and protection of railway passengers or freight. [ U. S. ]

Syn. -- See Station. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. despote, LL. despotus, fr. Gr. despo`ths master, lord, the second part of which is akin to po`sis husband, and L. potens. See Potent. ] 1. A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible ruler or sovereign. [ 1913 Webster ]

Irresponsible power in human hands so naturally leads to it, that cruelty has become associated with despot and tyrant. C. J. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who rules regardless of a constitution or laws; a tyrant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. despotat. ] The station or government of a despot; also, the domain of a despot. Freeman.

{ } a. [ Gr. despotiko`s: cf. F. despotique. ] Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. -- Des*pot"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Des*pot"ic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. despotisme. ] 1. The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny. “The despotism of vice.” Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A government which is directed by a despot; a despotic monarchy; absolutism; autocracy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Despotism . . . is the only form of government which may with safety to itself neglect the education of its infant poor. Bp. Horsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A supporter of despotism. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To act the despot. [ 1913 Webster ]