An ornament fixed upon a frieze. An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof. An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water.
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A displacement forward of an organ, esp. the uterus, in such manner that its axis is bent upon itself.
One of a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between the deer and the goat. The horns are usually annulated, or ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia.
Held or being before light; -- a word applied to assemblies of Christians, in ancient times of persecution, held before light in the morning.
Being before noon; in or pertaining to the forenoon. (Abbrev. a. m.)
Tending to check vomiting. A remedy to check or allay vomiting.
Being before the time of Moses.
Being or occurring before the creation of the world.
An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.
Before birth.
Of or in the Christian church or era, anterior to the first council of Nice, held a. d. 325; as, antenicene faith.
A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids.
Belonging to the antenn/.
Bearing or having antenn/.
Shaped like antenn/.
A small antenna; -- applied to the smaller pair of antenn/ or feelers of Crustacea.
A number that precedes another.
Preceding marriage; as, an antenuptial agreement.
Same as Antorbital.
Pertaining to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
A foretaste.
The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
The last syllable of a word except two, as -syl- in monosyllable.
Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two. The antepenult.
Good against nightmare. A remedy nightmare.
Good against epilepsy. A medicine for epilepsy.
To put before; to prefer.
An outer port, gate, or door.
An outer porch or vestibule.
The placing of a before another, which, by ordinary rules, ought to follow it.
Preceding dinner.
A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms.
Before in time; antecedent.
The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority.
In an anterior manner; before.
A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room.
Ant/. See Anta.
A small intrenchment or work of palisades, or of sacks of earth.
A cavity which leads into the stomach, as in birds.
The portico, or narthex in an ancient temple or church.
A displacement of an organ, esp. of the uterus, in such manner that its whole axis is directed further forward than usual.
To prevent.
A halo opposite the sun, consisting of a colored ring or rings around the shadow of the spectator's own head, as projected on a cloud or on an opposite fog bank.
Same as Antihelix.
capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms. An anthelmintic remedy.
To celebrate with anthems.
Chamomile; a genus of composite, herbaceous plants.
Alternately.
That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of the ovary.
a genus of large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality.
capable of fertilizing female organs.
a genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae.
a gametophore bearing antheridia as in certain mosses and liverworts.
The male reproductive apparatus in the lower plants, consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; -- called also spermary.
Producing anthers, as plants. Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower.
Shaped like an anther; anther-shaped.
Transformed from anthers, as the petals of a double flower.
Resembling an anther.
One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
The period or state of full expansion in a flower.
A beetle which feeds on flowers.
A division of nudibranchiate Mollusca, in which the gills form a wreath or cluster upon the posterior part of the back. See Nudibranchiata, and Doris.
Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the mulberry, and the pineapple.
Same as Anthokyan.
The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into a involucrate head.
A description of flowers.
Resembling a flower; flowerlike.
The blue coloring matter of certain flowers. Same as Cyanin.
A fossil plant, like a petrified flower.
Pertaining to anthology; consisting of beautiful extracts from different authors, especially the poets.
One who compiles an anthology.
compile an anthology.
A discourse on flowers.
A extravagant fondness for flowers.
Eating flowers; -- said of certain insects.
Lit., fond of flowers; hence, feeding upon, or living among, flowers.
The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the Pink family.
Flower bearing; supporting the flower.
A mineral of the hornblende group, of a yellowish gray or clove brown color.
A description or definition contrary to that which is given by the adverse party.
The arrangement of flowers in a cluster; the science of the relative position of flowers; inflorescence.
The class of the C/lenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are Acyonaria, Actinaria, and Madreporaria.
Pertaining to the Anthozoa. One of the Anthozoa.
Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa.
A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4, which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of alizarin.
Of or relating to anthrax; as, anthracic blood.
Yielding anthracite; as, anthraciferous strata.
A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luster, differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no bitumen, in consequence of which it burns with a nearly non luminous flame. The purer specimens consist almost wholly of carbon. Also called glance coal and blind coal.
Of, pertaining to, or like, anthracite; as, anthracitic formations.
Any one of several fungus diseases, caused by parasitic species of the series Melanconiales, attacking the bean, grape, melon, cotton, and other plants. In the case of the grape, brown concave spots are formed on the stem and fruit, and the disease is called bird's-eye rot.
Resembling anthrax in action; of the nature of anthrax; as, an anthracoid microbe.
Divination by inspecting a burning coal.
An instrument for measuring the amount of carbonic acid in a mixture.
Of or pertaining to an anthracometer.
A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also stinkstone and swinestone.
A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; -- called also collier's lung and miner's phthisis. See also the related conditions pneumomelanosis and pneumoconiosis (black lung).
A hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2O2.C6H4, subliming in shining yellow needles. It is obtained by oxidation of anthracene.
A carbuncle. A malignant pustule.
A genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fur, etc. The common /museum pest/ is Anthrenus varius; the carpet beetle is Anthrenus scrophulari/. The larv/ are commonly confounded with moths.
Like or related to man; human.
The group that includes man only.
Assuming man as the center or ultimate end; -- applied to theories of the universe or of any part of it, as the solar system.
an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values.
an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values.
the evolution or genesis of the human race.
of or pertaining to anthropogenesis; caused by mankind or by humans.
Of or pertaining to anthropogeny.
The science or study of human generation, or the origin and development of man.
The science of the human species as to geographical distribution and environment. Broadly, it includes industrial, commercial, and political geography, and that part of ethnology which deals with distribution and physical environment.
An animal which has a tongue resembling that of man, as the parrot.
That branch of anthropology which treats of the actual distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs, in contradistinction to ethnography, which treats historically of the origin and filiation of races and nations.
Resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla. An anthropoid ape.
Anthropoid.
The suborder of primates which includes the monkeys, apes, and man.
Man worship.
A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.
Pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.
One who is versed in anthropology.
The science of the structure and functions of the human body.
Divination by the entrails of human being.
Pertaining to anthropometry.
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