v. t. [ L. abstergere, abstersum; ab, abs + tergere to wipe. Cf. F absterger. ] To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge. [ R. ] Quincy. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. abstergens, p. pr. of abstergere. ] Serving to cleanse, detergent. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A substance used in cleansing; a detergent;
n. [ Gr. &unr_; a point +
v. t. [ Pref. ad- + margin. ] To write in the margin. [ R. ] Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj.
n. A second game; hence, a subsequent scheme or expedient. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Aftergame at Irish,
n. The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown; aftermath. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A second growth or crop, or (metaphorically) development. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Naut.) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. a- + liturgical. ] (Eccl.) Applied to those days when the holy sacrifice is not offered. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Alkarsin + oxygen. ] (Chem.) Same as Cacodylic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. See Ambergris. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. ambre gris, i. e., gray amber; F. gris gray, which is of German origin: cf. OS. grîs, G. greis, gray-haired. See Amber. ] A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), which is believed to be in all cases its true origin. In color it is white, ash-gray, yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and twenty-five pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a white vapor at 212° Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in perfumery. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Eccl. Hist.) One who seceded from the Scottish Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; to swell, as with lust. ] (Med.) Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. See Antiorgastic. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Crude tartar. See Argol. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. A ludicrous corruption of the Latin word ergo, therefore. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) The adjutant bird. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The bearded argali is the aoudad. See Aoudad. The name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky Mountains. See Bighorn. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ Named from the inventor, Aimé Argand of Geneva. ] A lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame. [ 1913 Webster ]
Argand burner,
‖n. A genus of venomous ticks which attack men and animals. The famous Persian Argas, also called
a. Pertaining to the ship Argo. See Argo. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. argent, fr. L. argentum, silver; akin to Gr.
The polished argent of her breast. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining. [ 1913 Webster ]
Yonder argent fields above. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to silver; resembling, containing, or combined with, silver. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ NL.; L. argentum silver + E. aluminium. ] A (patented) alloy of aluminium and silver, with a density of about 2.9. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. An alloy of nickel with copper and zinc; German silver. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. argentatus silvered. ] (Bot.) Silvery white. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. argentare to silver, fr. argentum silver. See Argent. ] A coating or overlaying with silver. [ R. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, silver; -- said of certain compounds of silver in which this metal has its lowest proportion;
a. [ L. argentum silver + -ferous: cf. F. argentifère. ] Producing or containing silver;
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Celestial Dian, goddess argentine. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum silver. ]
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n. [ L. argentum silver. ] (Min.) Sulphide of silver; -- also called
a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, silver; -- said of certain silver compounds in which silver has a higher proportion than in argentic compounds;
n. [ F. argenterie, fr. argent silver, L. argentum. ] Silver plate or vessels. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Bowls of frosted argentry. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. argile, L. argilla white clay, akin to Gr. &unr_; or &unr_; argil, &unr_; white. See Argent. ] (Min.) Clay, or potter's earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See Clay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. argillaceus, fr. argilla. ] Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey. [ 1913 Webster ]
Argillaceous sandstone (Geol.),
Argillaceous iron ore,
Argillaceous schist or
state