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n. [ L. ablaqueatio. ] The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water. [ Obs. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. abluens, p. pr. of. abluere to wash away; ab + luere (lavere, lavare). See Lave. ] Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent. -- n. (Med.) A detergent. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., without this. ] (Law) The technical words of denial used in traversing what has been alleged, and is repeated. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Accrued p. pr. & vb. n. Accruing. ] [ See Accrue, n., and cf. Accresce, Accrete. ] 1. To increase; to augment. [ 1913 Webster ]

And though power failed, her courage did accrue. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent. “Interest accrues to principal.” Abbott. [ 1913 Webster ]

The great and essential advantages accruing to society from the freedom of the press. Junius. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. accrû, OF. acreü, p. p. of accroitre, OF. acroistre to increase; L. ad + crescere to increase. Cf. Accretion, Crew. See Crescent. ] Something that accrues; advantage accruing. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) The act of accruing; accretion; as, title by accruer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. aquest, F. acquêt, fr. LL. acquestum, acquisītum, for L. acquisītum, p. p. (used substantively) of acquirere to acquire. See Acquire. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Acquisition; the thing gained. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) (a) A genus of ferns (Ophioglossum), whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue. (b) The yellow dogtooth violet. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Zool.) Hooked; as, a parrot has an adunc bill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. affluence, L. affluentia, fr. affluens, p. pr. of affluere to flow to; ad + fluere to flow. See Flux. ] 1. A flowing to or towards; a concourse; an influx. [ 1913 Webster ]

The affluence of young nobles from hence into Spain. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is an unusual affluence of strangers this year. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An abundant supply, as of thought, words, feelings, etc.; profusion; also, abundance of property; wealth. [ 1913 Webster ]

And old age of elegance, affluence, and ease. Coldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Abundance; riches; profusion; exuberance; plenty; wealth; opulence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Affluence. [ Obs. ] Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. affluent, L. affluens, -entis, p. pr. See Affluence. ] 1. Flowing to; flowing abundantly. “Affluent blood.” Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Abundant; copious; plenteous; hence, wealthy; abounding in goods or riches. [ 1913 Webster ]

Language . . . affluent in expression. H. Reed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Loaded and blest with all the affluent store,
Which human vows at smoking shrines implore. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Abundantly; copiously. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Great plenty. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Agued ] To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit. Heywood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. agu, ague, OF. agu, F. aigu, sharp, OF. fem. ague, LL. (febris) acuta, a sharp, acute fever, fr. L. acutus sharp. See Acute. ] 1. An acute fever. [ Obs. ] “Brenning agues.” P. Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A fever characterized by paroxysms of high fever and shaking chills. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

3. The cold fit or rigor of malaria or any other intermittent fever; as, fever and ague. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

4. A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold. Dryden. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

Ague cake, an enlargement of the spleen produced by ague. --
Ague drop, a solution of the arsenite of potassa used for ague. --
Ague fit, a fit of the ague. Shak. --
Ague spell, a spell or charm against ague. Gay. --
Ague tree, the sassafras, -- sometimes so called from the use of its root formerly, in cases of ague. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a gentian of East North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers.
Syn. -- ague weed, five-flowered gentian, stiff gentian, Gentianella quinquefolia, Gentiana quinquefolia [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a perennial herb of the southeastern U. S. having white-rayed flower heads. It was formerly used in folk medicine.
Syn. -- boneset, thoroughwort, Eupatorium perfoliatum [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lofty speech; pompous language. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. altus (adv. alte) high + loquens, p. pr. of loqui to speak. ] High-sounding; pompous in speech. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Amanuenses [ L., fr. a, ab + manus hand. ] A person whose employment is to write what another dictates, or to copy what another has written. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. &unr_;, fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some other thing. [ 1913 Webster ]

The vexatious tyranny of the individual despot meets its analogue in the insolent tyranny of the many. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Philol.) A word in one language corresponding with one in another; an analogous term; as, the Latin “pater” is the analogue of the English “father.” [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Nat. Hist.) (a) An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group, or even in the same group; as, the gill of a fish is the analogue of a lung in a quadruped, although the two are not of like structural relations. (b) A species in one genus or group having its characters parallel, one by one, with those of another group. (c) A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such species are often called representative species, and such genera, representative genera. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a computer that represents information by continuously variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages). [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. A priest employed in saying annuals, or anniversary Masses. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. annuens, p. pr. of annuere; ad + nuere to nod. ] Nodding; as, annuent muscles (used in nodding). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Corrupted fr. another-gates. ] Of another sort. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

It used to go in another-guess manner. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F., fr. L. antiquus old, ancient, equiv. to anticus, from ante before. Cf. Antic. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome. [ 1913 Webster ]

For the antique world excess and pride did hate. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe. “Antique words.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's “Castle of Indolence.” [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Odd; fantastic. [ In this sense, written antic. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned; old. See Ancient. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Antique, a. ] In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases. [ 1913 Webster ]

Misshapen monuments and maimed antiques. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an antique manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being antique; an appearance of ancient origin and workmanship. [ 1913 Webster ]

We may discover something venerable in the antiqueness of the work. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Checking the flow of saliva. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A remedy against excessive salivation. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. apologous, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_; speech, &unr_; to speak: cf. F. apologue. ] A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey some moral truth; a moral fable. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ An apologue differs from a parable in this;: the parable is drawn from events which take place among mankind, and therefore requires probability in the narrative; the apologue is founded on supposed actions of brutes or inanimate things, and therefore is not limited by strict rules of probability. Æsop's fables are good examples of apologues. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ F., fr. appliquer to put on. ] Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another color or stuff) applied or transferred to a foundation; as, appliqué lace; appliqué work. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. aqueduc, OF. aqueduct (Cotgr.), fr. L. aquaeductus; aquae, gen. of aqua water + ductus a leading, ducere to lead. See Aqua, Duke. ] 1. A conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying water, especially one for supplying large cities with water. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The term is also applied to a structure (similar to the ancient aqueducts), for conveying a canal over a river or hollow; more properly called an aqueduct bridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) A canal or passage; as, the aqueduct of Sylvius, a channel connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Wateriness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. aqueux, L. aquosus, fr. aqua. See Aqua, Aquose. ] 1. Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it; watery. [ 1913 Webster ]

The aqueous vapor of the air. Tyndall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Made from, or by means of, water. [ 1913 Webster ]

An aqueous deposit. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]

Aqueous extract, an extract obtained from a vegetable substance by steeping it in water. --
Aqueous humor (Anat.), one the humors of the eye; a limpid fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea. (See Eye.) --
Aqueous rocks (Geol.), those which are deposited from water and lie in strata, as opposed to volcanic rocks, which are of igneous origin; -- called also sedimentary rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Wateriness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. arabesque, fr. It. arabesco, fr. Arabo Arab. ] A style of ornamentation either painted, inlaid, or carved in low relief. It consists of a pattern in which plants, fruits, foliage, etc., as well as figures of men and animals, real or imaginary, are fantastically interlaced or put together. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It was employed in Roman imperial ornamentation, and appeared, without the animal figures, in Moorish and Arabic decorative art. (See Moresque.) The arabesques of the Renaissance were founded on Greco-Roman work. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Arabian. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Relating to, or exhibiting, the style of ornament called arabesque; as, arabesque frescoes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Ornamented in the style of arabesques. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. resembling a tree in form and branching structure.
Syn. -- arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Argued p. pr. & vb. n. Arguing. ] [ OE. arguen, F. arguer, fr. L. argutare, freq. of arguere to make clear; from the same root as E. argent. ] 1. To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason. [ 1913 Webster ]

I argue not
Against Heaven's hand or will. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To contend in argument; to dispute; to reason; -- followed by with; as, you may argue with your friend without convincing him. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To debate or discuss; to treat by reasoning; as, the counsel argued the cause before a full court; the cause was well argued. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To prove or evince; too manifest or exhibit by inference, deduction, or reasoning. [ 1913 Webster ]

So many laws argue so many sins. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To persuade by reasons; as, to argue a man into a different opinion. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To blame; to accuse; to charge with. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Thoughts and expressions . . . which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- to reason; evince; discuss; debate; expostulate; remonstrate; controvert. -- To Argue, Dispute, Debate. These words, as here compared, suppose a contest between two parties in respect to some point at issue. To argue is to adduce arguments or reasons in support of one's cause or position. To dispute is to call in question or deny the statements or arguments of the opposing party. To debate is to strive for or against in a somewhat formal manner by arguments. [ 1913 Webster ]

Men of many words sometimes argue for the sake of talking; men of ready tongues frequently dispute for the sake of victory; men in public life often debate for the sake of opposing the ruling party, or from any other motive than the love of truth. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

Unskilled to argue, in dispute yet loud,
Bold without caution, without honors proud. Falconer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Betwixt the dearest friends to raise debate. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who argues; a reasoner; a disputant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. arquebusade shot of an arquebus; eau d'arquebusade a vulnerary for gunshot wounds. ] 1. The shot of an arquebus. Ash. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A distilled water from a variety of aromatic plants, as rosemary, millefoil, etc.; -- originally used as a vulnerary in gunshot wounds. Parr. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. arquebuse, OF. harquebuse, fr. D. haak-bus; cf. G. hakenbüchse a gun with a hook. See Hagbut. ] A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match was applied. The musket was a later invention. [ Written also harquebus. ] [ 1913 Webster ]