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Angelize

To raise to the state of an angel; to render angelic.

Angelology

A discourse on angels, or a body of doctrines in regard to angels.

Angelot

A French gold coin of the reign of Louis XI., bearing the image of St. Michael; also, a piece coined at Paris by the English under Henry VI.

Angelus

A form of devotion in which three Ave Marias are repeated. It is said at morning, noon, and evening, at the sound of a bell. The Angelus bell.

Anger

To make painful; to cause to smart; to inflame.

Angevine

Of or pertaining to Anjou in France. A native of Anjou.

Angienchyma

Vascular tissue of plants, consisting of spiral vessels, dotted, barred, and pitted ducts, and laticiferous vessels.

angina

Any inflammatory affection of the throat, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of breath.

anginal

Of or pertaining to angina or angina pectoris.

angiocarp

tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk.

angiocarpic

of or pertaining to an angiocarp; angiocarpous.

Angiocarpous

Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule. Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens.

Angiogram

An X-ray photograph produced by angiography.

Angiography

A description of blood vessels and lymphatics.

Angiology

That part of anatomy which treats of blood vessels and lymphatics.

angioma

A tumor composed chiefly of blood or lymph vessels.

angioneuropathy

Neuropathy of the neurons innervating blood vessels. Called also Angioneurosis, Vasomotor neurosis, Vasoneurosis.

angioneurosis

Angioneuropathy{1}. The term angioneuropathy is now used more frequently than angioneurosis.

angiopathy

Disease of the vessels, esp. the blood vessels.

angiopteris

a highly variable species (Angiopteris evecta) of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall.

Angioscope

An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.

Angiosperm

A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp. Contrasted with gymnosperm.

Angiosporous

Having spores contained in cells or thec/, as in the case of some fungi.

Angiostomous

With a narrow mouth, as the shell of certain gastropods.

Angiotomy

Dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body.

Angle

To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure.

angle-park

to park (a road vehicle) at an angle to the curb; -- contrasted with parallel-park.

Angled

Having an angle or angles; -- used in compounds; as, right-angled, many-angled, etc.

angledozer

a bulldozer with an angled moldboard to push earth to one side.

Anglemeter

An instrument to measure angles, esp. one used by geologists to measure the dip of strata.

Angles

An ancient Low German tribe, that settled in Britain, which came to be called Engla-land (Angleland or England). The Angles probably came from the district of Angeln (now within the limits of Schleswig), and the country now Lower Hanover, etc.

Anglesite

A native sulphate of lead. It occurs in white or yellowish transparent, prismatic crystals.

Angleworm

A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm.

Anglian

Of or pertaining to the Angles. One of the Angles.

Anglican

A member of the Church of England.

Anglicanism

Strong partiality to the principles and rites of the Church of England.

Anglice

In English; in the English manner; as, Livorno, Anglice Leghorn.

Anglicism

An English idiom; a phrase or form language peculiar to the English.

Anglicity

The state or quality of being English.

Anglicization

The act of anglicizing, or making English in character.

Anglicize

To make English; to English; to anglify; render conformable to the English idiom, or to English analogies.

Anglify

To convert into English; to anglicize.

Angling

The act of one who angles; the art of fishing with rod and line.

Anglo-American

an American who was born in England or whose ancestors were English.

Anglo-Catholic

A member of the Church of England who contends for its catholic character; more specifically, a High Churchman.

Anglo-Catholicism

The belief of those in the Church of England who accept many doctrines and practices which they maintain were those of the primitive, or true, Catholic Church, of which they consider the Church of England to be the lineal descendant; a doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition.

Anglo-French

the French (Norman) language used in medieval England.

Anglo-Indian

a person of English citizenship born or living in India.

Anglo-Norman

One of the English Normans, or the Normans who conquered England.

Anglo-Saxon

A Saxon of Britain, that is, an English Saxon, or one the Saxons who settled in England, as distinguished from a continental (or /Old/) Saxon.

Anglo-Saxondom

The Anglo-Saxon domain (i. e., Great Britain and the United States, etc.); the Anglo-Saxon race.

Anglo-Saxonism

A characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race; especially, a word or an idiom of the Anglo-Saxon tongue.

Anglomania

A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, English customs, institutions, etc.

anglophile

an admirer of England and things English.

Anglophilia

exaggerated admiration for England and English customs.

Anglophobe

a person who hates England and everything English.

Anglophobia

Intense dread of, or aversion to, England or the English.

Angola

A fabric made from the wool of the Angora goat.

Angolese

A member of the Bantu tribes resident in Angola.

Angora

A city of Asia Minor (or Anatolia) which has given its name to a goat, a cat, etc.

Angraecum

a genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque.

angrecum

any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having 2-ranked dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers.

Angrily

In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.

Angriness

The quality of being angry, or of being inclined to anger.

Angry

Troublesome; vexatious; rigorous.

Anguidae

a family comprising the alligator lizards.

Anguilla

a British colony, comprising an island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico, with a total area of 91 sq km. Its population in 1996 was estimated at 10,424. The official language is English.

Anguillan

of or pertaining to Anguilla; as, Anguillan sea food specialties.

Anguillidae

a natural family of eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn.

Anguilliformes

an order of elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced.

Anguine

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a snake or serpent.

Anguish

To distress with extreme pain or grief.

anguished

suffering anguish; experiencing extreme pain, distress, or anxiety

Angular

A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.

Angularity

The quality or state of being angular; angularness.

Angularly

In an angular manner; with of at angles or corners.

Angulometer

An instrument for measuring external angles.

Angulous

Angular; having corners; hooked.

Angustation

The act of making narrow; a straitening or contacting.

Angusticlave

A narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank.

Angwantibo

A small lemuroid mammal (Arctocebus Calabarensis) of Africa. It has only a rudimentary tail.

Anhelation

Short and rapid breathing; a panting; asthma.

Anhele

To pant; to be breathlessly anxious or eager (for).

Anhima

A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or kamichi (Palamedea cornuta). See Kamichi.

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