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it>or n. [ Possibly in allusion to the parable of the beggar Lazarus in Luke xvi. Murray (New Eng. Dict. ). ] One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms. Nares. [ 1913 Webster ]

To sham Abraham, to feign sickness. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

interj. [ OE. a: cf. OF. a, F. ah, L. ah, Gr. &unr_;, Sk. ā, Icel. æ, OHG. ā, Lith. á, áá. ] An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc., according to the manner of utterance. [ 1913 Webster ]

interj. [ Ah, interj. + ha. ] An exclamation expressing, by different intonations, triumph, mixed with derision or irony, or simple surprise. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A sunk fence. See Ha-ha. Mason. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + head. ] 1. In or to the front; in advance; onward. [ 1913 Webster ]

The island bore but a little ahead of us. Fielding. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Headlong; without restraint. [ Obs. ] L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

To go ahead. (a) To go in advance. (b) To go on onward. (c) To push on in an enterprise. [ Colloq ] --
To get ahead of. (a) To get in advance of. (b) To surpass; to get the better of. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + heap. ] In a heap; huddled together. Hood. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + height. ] Aloft; on high. [ Obs. ] “Look up aheight.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

interj. An exclamation to call one's attention; hem. [ 1913 Webster ]

interj. Hey; ho. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. On high. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + hold. ] Near the wind; as, to lay a ship ahold. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. On horseback. [ 1913 Webster ]

Two suspicious fellows ahorseback. Smollet. [ 1913 Webster ]

interj. [ OE. a, interj. + hoy. ] (Naut.) A term used in hailing; as, “Ship ahoy.” [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Per. ] The Evil Principle or Being of the ancient Persians; the Prince of Darkness as opposer to Ormuzd, the King of Light. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) The Asiatic gazelle. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + hull. ] (Naut.) With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied to ships in a storm. See Hull, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. a- + hungered. ] Pinched with hunger; very hungry. C. Bronté. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }, n. [ Zend Ahuramazda. ] (Zoroastrianism) The supreme deity, the embodiment of the principle of good, creator of the world, source of light, and guardian of mankind. He is the opponent of Ahriman, the spirit of evil, both being sprung from Eternity, or, according to another version, Ahriman being the offspring of a moment of doubt on the part of Ormazd. Ormazd is attended by angels and archangels. He is represented as a bearded man inclosed in a winged circle, a conception probably derived from the Assyrian representations of Ashur. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Same as Alkahest. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. alchahest, F. alcahest, a word that has an Arabic appearance, but was probably arbitrarily formed by Paracelsus. ] The fabled “universal solvent” of the alchemists; a menstruum capable of dissolving all bodies. -- Al`ka*hes"tic a. [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ contr. fr. the article al the + ilah God. ] The name of the Supreme Being, in use among the Arabs and the Muslims generally. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ L. alleluia, Gr. &unr_;, fr. Heb. hallēlū-yāh. See Hallelujah. ] An exclamation signifying Praise ye Jehovah. Hence: A song of praise to God. See Hallelujah, the commoner form. [ 1913 Webster ]

I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia. Rev. xix. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Alme. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
Syn. -- wet nurse [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a female domestic.
Syn. -- maid, maidservant, housemaid [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. attrahens, p. pr. of attrahere. See Attract, v. t. ] Attracting; drawing; attractive. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. That which attracts, as a magnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

The motion of the steel to its attrahent. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A substance which, by irritating the surface, excites action in the part to which it is applied, as a blister, an epispastic, a sinapism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ German: equivalent of auto + road. ] an expressway or superhighway in a German-speaking country. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Pg. aia, akin to Sp. aya a governess, ayo a tutor. ] A native nurse for children; also, a lady's maid. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Cf. Per. babūl a species of mimosa yielding gum arabic. ] The rind of the fruit of several East Indian species of acacia; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin, and is used for dyeing drab. [ 1913 Webster ]

interj. An exclamation expressive of extreme contempt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Twenty-five years ago the vile ejaculation, Bah! was utterly unknown to the English public. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Bahais A member of the sect of the Babis consisting of the adherents of Baha (Mirza Husain Ali, entitled “Baha 'u 'llah, ” or, “the Splendor of God”), the elder half brother of Mirza Yahya of Nur, who succeeded the Bab as the head of the Babists. Baha in 1863 declared himself the supreme prophet of the sect, and became its recognized head. There are upwards of 20, 000 Bahais in the United States. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. The religious tenets or practices of the Bahais. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ Ar. bahār, from bahara to charge with a load. ] A weight used in certain parts of the East Indies, varying considerably in different localities, the range being from 223 to 625 pounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ Written also bahawder. ] [ Hind. bahādur hero, champion. ] A title of respect or honor given to European officers in East Indian state papers, and colloquially, and among the natives, to distinguished officials and other important personages. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. an island in the Persian Gulf.
Syn. -- Bahrein. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. an island country in the Persian Gulf.
Syn. -- Bahrein. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Bahrain.
Syn. -- Bahreini. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Bahrain (definition 2). The Bahraini ruling families [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bahrain. Bahraini beaches. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. an island in the Persian Gulf; same as Bahrain.
Syn. -- Bahrain. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. an island country in the Persian Gulf.
Syn. -- Bahrain. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a native or inhabitant of Bahrain.
Syn. -- Bahraini. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. A fast-sailing schooner, used in the Bermudas and West Indies. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Heb. ] Half a shekel. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖interj. [ Arabic, in the name of God! ] An adjuration or exclamation common among the Muslims. [ Written also Bizmillah. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) A small West African chevrotain (Hyæmoschus aquaticus), resembling the musk deer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Brahman. ] 1. (Hindu Myth.) The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindu gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ According to the Hindu religious books, Brahma (with the final a short), or Brahm, is the Divine Essence, the One First Cause, the All in All, while the personal gods, Brahmá (with the final a long), Vishnu, and Siva, are emanations or manifestations of Brahma the Divine Essence. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds, the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also Brahmapootra. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A Brahmani. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Fem. of Brahman. ] Any Brahman woman. [ Written also Brahmanee. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n.; pl. Brahmans, Brahmins. [ Skr. Brāhmana (cf. Brahman worship, holiness; the God Brahma, also Brahman): cf. F. Brahmane, Brachmane, Bramine, L. Brachmanae, -manes, -mani, pl., Gr. &unr_;, pl. ] 1. A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindus. [ 1913 Webster ]

Brahman bull (Zool.), the male of a variety of the zebu, or Indian ox, considered sacred by the Hindus. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a person from an old, respected, and usually wealthy family who has considerable social or political influence; -- a term used especially in New England; as, a Boston brahmin. [ PJC ]

{ } n. The religion or system of doctrines of the Brahmans; the religion of Brahma. [ 1913 Webster ]