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a. [ L. adscriptus, p. p. of adscribere to enroll. See Ascribe. ] Held to service as attached to the soil; -- said of feudal serfs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One held to service as attached to the glebe or estate; a feudal serf. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. adscriptivus. See Adscript. ] Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it. Brougham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Additional signification. [ R. ] Tooke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. adsignificare to show. ] To denote additionally. [ R. ] Tooke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. to attract and bind (molecules of a substance in a fluid) so as to form a thin layer on the surface, by non-electrostatic forces; to bind by adsorption. Distinguished from absorb, in which the foreign substance penetrates the body of the absorbing material.
Syn. -- surface assimilation [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 the process by which molecules of a substance form a thin film on the surface of a solid. Distinguished from absorption, in which the foreign substance penetrates the body of the absorbing material.
Syn. -- surface assimilation [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface; displaying adsorption. [ Narrower terms: chemisorptive, chemosorptive ] nonadsorbent
Syn. -- adsorbent, surface-assimilative [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. -- Ad*stric"tion, pos>n. See Astrict, and Astriction. [1913 Webster]

a. See Astrictory. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Astringent. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Jap. adzuki. ] A cultivated variety of the Asiatic gram, now introduced into the United States. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

(Astron.) A row of bright spots observed in connection with total eclipses of the sun. Just before and after a total eclipse, the slender, unobscured crescent of the sun's disk appears momentarily like a row of bright spots resembling a string of beads. The phenomenon (first fully described by Francis Baily, 1774 -- 1844) is thought to be an effect of irradiation, and of inequalities of the moon's edge. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Zool.) A small poisonous snake of North America (Elaps fulvius), banded with yellow, red, and black. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n.; pl. -men A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whereby ye shall bind me to be your poor beadsman for ever unto Almighty God. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n.; pl. -women Fem. of Beadsman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Grain, flour, or meal of which bread is made. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy presence broadseals our delights for pure. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Naut.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A volley of abuse or denunciation. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Print.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; -- called also broadsheet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Widespread. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Spreading widely. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore. [ 1913 Webster ]

I heard the broadsword's deadly clang. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a shrubby clematis (Clematis ochreleuca) of eastern US having curly foliage.
Syn. -- Clematis ochreleuca. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. pl. (Mining) The substances which inclose the ore on every side. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. (Naut.) The upper extermities of the floor of a vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who uses a gad or goad in driving. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. glædscipe. ] A state of gladness. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Pleased; joyful; cheerful. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Causing joy, pleasure, or cheerfulness; having the appearance of gayety; pleasing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of opening heaven they sung, and gladsome day. Prior.

-- Glad"some*ly, adv. -- Glad"some*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hours of perfect gladsomeness. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of experiencing joy and pleasure.
Syn. -- gladness, gladfulness. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Named after Wm. E. Gladstone. ] A four-wheeled pleasure carriage with two inside seats, calash top, and seats for driver and footman. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }. (Finance) Certain railroads whose traffic largely consists in carrying the produce of farmers or grangers; -- specifically applied to the Chicago & Alton; Chicago, Burlington & Quincey; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; and Chicago & Northwestern, railroads. [ U. S., obsolescent ]. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Naut.) Any sail set forward of the foremast. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A significant shake of the head, commonly as a signal of denial. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Authority or dignity; chief place. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Headsmen An executioner who cuts off heads. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Fountain; source. [ 1913 Webster ]

The headspring of our belief. Stapleton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That part of a bridle or halter which encompasses the head. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mach.) A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine; as: (a) The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and its attachments; -- also called poppet head, the opposite corresponding part being called a tailstock. (b) The part of a planing machine that supports the cutter, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone. Ps. cxviii. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The stone at the head of a grave. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Not easily restrained; ungovernable; obstinate; stubborn. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now let the headstrong boy my will control. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Directed by ungovernable will, or proceeding from obstinacy; as, a headstrong course. Dryden.

Syn. -- Violent; obstinate; ungovernable; untractable; stubborn; unruly; venturesome; heady. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Obstinacy. [ R. ] Gayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. maintaining presence of mind; alert and attentive; able to recognize and take quick advantage of opportunities; resourceful; as, he played good heads-up baseball.
Syn. -- wide-awake. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From its use as an interjection to warn of impending danger. ] a warning to be prepared for an imminent event. [ PJC ]

{ } n. pl. [ L. Hyades, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Astron.) A cluster of five stars in the face of the constellation Taurus, supposed by the ancients to indicate the coming of rainy weather when they rose with the sun. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thro' scudding drifts the rainy Hyades
Vext the dim sea. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A European composite herb (Centaurea nigra); -- so called from the resemblance of its knobbed head to an iron ball fixed on a long handle. Dr. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Leadsmen (Naut.) The man who heaves the lead. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A large quantity; a lot; as, loads of fun. [ informal ] [ PJC ]

{ , n. [ Load, lode + man. See Lode. ] A pilot. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]