v. t.
The life of Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. amasse, fr. ambusher. ] A mass; a heap. [ Obs. ] Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being amassed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who amasses. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. See Amass. ] An instrument of horn used for collecting painters' colors on the stone in the process of grinding. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. amassement. ] An amassing; a heap collected; a large quantity or number brought together; an accumulation. [ 1913 Webster ]
An amassment of imaginary conceptions. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ American Indian name. ] (Bot.) any of several plants of the genus Camassia of North and South America, especially the blue-flowered liliaceous plant (Camassia esculenta) of northwestern America, the bulbs of which were collected for food by the Indians.
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n. [ Origin uncert. ] A small prairie in a forest; a small grassy plain among hills. [ Western U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. a genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs.
a. [ F. damassé, fr. damas. See Damask. ] Woven like damask. --
n. [ F., fr. damas. See Damask. ] A kind of modified damask or brocade. [ 1913 Webster ]