‖n. [ G. ] See Legislature, Austria, Prussia. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ L. abies, abietis, a fir tree. ] A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (Pinus sabiniana) of California. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A standing aloof. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being absolute; independence of everything extraneous; unlimitedness; absolute power; independent reality; positiveness. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. See Abstain. ] The act of abstaining; a holding aloof. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Characterized by abstinence; self-restraining. Farrar. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Fitness. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. Achillis tendo. ] (Anat.) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel; -- so called from the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
Perhaps, also, he felt his professional acuteness interested in bringing it to a successful close. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being adequate; suitableness; sufficiency; adequacy. [ 1913 Webster ]
To this difference it is right that advertence should be had in regulating taxation. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. advertens, -entis, p. pr. of advertere. See Advert. ] Attentive; heedful; regardful. Sir M. Hale. --
n. The quality of being affectionate; fondness; affection. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To frighten. [ Archaic ] “Fit tales . . . to affrighten babes.” Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being alternate, or of following by turns. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. annectere to tie or bind to. See Annex. ] Connecting; annexing. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Before birth. Shelley. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ] Of or in the Christian church or era, anterior to the first council of Nice, held
n.;
a. (Zool.) Belonging to the antennæ. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Antenna + -ferous. ] (Zool.) Bearing or having antennæ. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Antenna + -form. ] Shaped like antennæ. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Dim. of antenna. ] (Zool.) A small antenna; -- applied to the smaller pair of antennæ or feelers of Crustacea. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A number that precedes another. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Preceding marriage;
n. Antiquatedness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. appétence. See Appetency. ] A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
They had a strong appetency for reading. Merivale. [ 1913 Webster ]
These lacteals have mouths, and by animal selection or appetency the absorb such part of the fluid as is agreeable to their palate. E. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. appetens, p. pr. of appetere. ] Desiring; eagerly desirous. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Appetent after glory and renown. Sir G. Buck. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being apportioned or in proportion. [ Obs. & R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state or quality of being appropriate; peculiar fitness. Froude. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. apurtenaunce, apartenance, F. appartenance, LL. appartenentia, from L. appertinere. See Appertain. ] That which belongs to something else; an adjunct; an appendage; an accessory; something annexed to another thing more worthy; in common parlance and legal acceptation, something belonging to another thing as principal, and which passes as incident to it, as a right of way, or other easement to land; a right of common to pasture, an outhouse, barn, garden, or orchard, to a house or messuage. In a strict legal sense, land can never pass as an appurtenance to land. Tomlins. Bouvier. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]
Globes . . . provided as appurtenances to astronomy. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
The structure of the eye, and of its appurtenances. Reid. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. Something which belongs or appertains to another thing; an appurtenance. [ 1913 Webster ]
Mysterious appurtenants and symbols of redemption. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. appartenant, p. pr. of appartenir. See Appurtenance. ] Annexed or pertaining to some more important thing; accessory; incident;
Common appurtenant. (Law)
n. Acuteness. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
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 ]
n. Quality of being articulate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; shaped like a ladle; &unr_; a ladle +
v. t.
The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempest doth not attend the unskillful words of the passenger. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]
The fifth had charge sick persons to attend. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Attends the emperor in his royal court. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
With a sore heart and a gloomy brow, he prepared to attend William thither. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
What cares must then attend the toiling swain. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
The state that attends all men after this. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
Three days I promised to attend my doom. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
Attend to the voice of my supplications. Ps. lxxxvi. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]
Man can not at the same time attend to two objects. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
He was required to attend upon the committee. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]
For this perfection she must yet attend,
Till to her Maker she espoused be. Sir J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. attendance, OF. atendance, fr. atendre, F. attendre. See Attend, v. t. ]
Till I come, give attendance to reading. 1 Tim. iv. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]
Constant attendance at church three times a day. Fielding. [ 1913 Webster ]
Languishing attendance and expectation of death. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
If your stray attendance by yet lodged. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of attending or accompanying; attendance; an attendant. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. attendant, p. pr. of attendre. See Attend, v. t. ]
From the attendant flotilla rang notes triumph. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cherub and Seraph . . . attendant on their Lord. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The natural melancholy attendant upon his situation added to the gloom of the owner of the mansion. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
Attendant keys (Mus.),
n.
[ A ] sense of fame, the attendant of noble spirits. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Intent. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, attends. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. atendement. ] An attendant circumstance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The uncomfortable attendments of hell. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]