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adv. Dangling. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. & a. [ Pref. a- + gleam. ] Gleaming; as, faces agleam. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Aside; askew. [ Scotch ] Burns. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. aiguillette point, tagged point, dim. of aiguilee needle, fr. LL. acucula for acicula, dim. of L. acus needle, pin; cf. OF. agleter to hook on. See Acute, and cf. Aiguillette. ] 1. A tag of a lace or of the points, braids, or cords formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into small images. Hence, “aglet baby” (Shak.), an aglet image. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Haberdashery) A round white staylace. Beck. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Aglet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked, angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook, G. angel, and F. anchor. ] 1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook. [ 1913 Webster ]

Into the utmost angle of the world. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

To search the tenderest angles of the heart. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geom.) (a) The figure made by. two lines which meet. (b) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment. [ 1913 Webster ]

Though but an angle reached him of the stone. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Astrol.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological “houses.” [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. [ AS. angel. ] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod. [ 1913 Webster ]

Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

A fisher next his trembling angle bears. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Acute angle, one less than a right angle, or less than 90°. --
Adjacent or
Contiguous angles, such as have one leg common to both angles. --
Alternate angles. See Alternate. --
Angle bar. (a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of a polygonal or bay window meet. Knight. (b) (Mach.) Same as Angle iron. --
Angle bead (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of a wall. --
Angle brace,
Angle tie (Carp.), a brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse and securing the two side pieces together. Knight. --
Angle iron (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to which it is riveted. --
Angle leaf (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to strengthen an angle. --
Angle meter, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for ascertaining the dip of strata. --
Angle shaft (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a capital or base, or both. --
Curvilineal angle, one formed by two curved lines. --
External angles, angles formed by the sides of any right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or lengthened. --
Facial angle. See under Facial. --
Internal angles, those which are within any right-lined figure. --
Mixtilineal angle, one formed by a right line with a curved line. --
Oblique angle, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a right angle. --
Obtuse angle, one greater than a right angle, or more than 90°. --
Optic angle. See under Optic. --
Rectilineal or
Right-lined angle, one formed by two right lines. --
Right angle, one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly, or an angle of 90° (measured by a quarter circle). --
Solid angle, the figure formed by the meeting of three or more plane angles at one point. --
Spherical angle, one made by the meeting of two arcs of great circles, which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere. --
Visual angle, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye. --
For Angles of commutation,
draught,
incidence,
reflection,
refraction,
position,
repose,
fraction, see Commutation, Draught, Incidence, Reflection, Refraction, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Angled p. pr. & vb. n. Angling ] 1. To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; as, to angle for praise. [ 1913 Webster ]

The hearts of all that he did angle for. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure. [ Obs. ] “He angled the people's hearts.” Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having an angle or angles; -- used in compounds; as, right-angled, many-angled, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

The thrice three-angled beechnut shell. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a bulldozer with an angled moldboard to push earth to one side. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Angle + -meter. ] An instrument to measure angles, esp. one used by geologists to measure the dip of strata. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Aëronautics) The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an aërocurve) and the line of motion; -- contrasted with angle of trail, which is the angle between the tangent to the following edge and the line of motion. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Aëronautics) The angle between the chord of an aërocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed air current. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. & i. 1. to park (a road vehicle) at an angle to the curb; -- contrasted with parallel-park. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. One who angles. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A fish (Lophius piscatorius), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also fishing frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish, allmouth, monkfish, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ L. Angli. See Anglican. ] (Ethnol.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From the Isle of Anglesea. ] (Min.) A native sulphate of lead. It occurs in white or yellowish transparent, prismatic crystals. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Angle + wise, OE. wise manner. ] In an angular manner; angularly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. [ Pref. anti- + guggle or gurgle. ] A crooked tube of metal, to be introduced into the neck of a bottle for drawing out the liquid without disturbing the sediment or causing a gurgling noise. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) The white-headed eagle (Haliæetus leucocephalus) of America. The young, until several years old, lack the white feathers on the head. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The bald eagle is represented in the coat of arms, and on the coins, of the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ From 1st Bang. ] To waste by little and little; to fritter away. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hind. bangrī bracelet, bangle. ] An ornamental circlet, of glass, gold, silver, or other material, worn mostly by women, upon the wrist or ankle; a ring bracelet. It differs from other bracelets in being rigid and not articulated, in contrast to bracelets made of links. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Bangle ear, a loose hanging ear of a horse, like that of a spaniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. begele; perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. beag small, little, W. bach. F. bigle is from English. ] 1. A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen inches high, used in hunting hares and other small game. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: A spy or detective; a constable. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To daggle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bedraggled p. pr. & vb. n. Bedraggling ] To draggle; to soil, as garments which, in walking, are suffered to drag in dust, mud, etc. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Turk. beglerbeg, fr. beg, pl. begler. See Beg, n. ] The governor of a province of the Ottoman empire, next in dignity to the grand vizier. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To mangle; to tear asunder. [ R. ] Beaumont. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To mingle; to mix. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bespangled p. pr. & vb. n. Bespangling ] To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something brilliant or glittering. [ 1913 Webster ]

The grass . . . is all bespangled with dewdrops. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. covered with beads or jewels or sequins.
Syn. -- beaded, beady, bejeweled, bejewelled, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Boggled p. pr. & vb. n. Boggling ] [ See Bogle, n. ] 1. To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision. [ 1913 Webster ]

We start and boggle at every unusual appearance. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Boggling at nothing which serveth their purpose. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To do anything awkwardly or unskillfully. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To play fast and loose; to dissemble. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To doubt; hesitate; shrink; stickle; demur. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To embarrass with difficulties; to make a bungle or botch of. [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who boggles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Scot. and North Eng. bogle, bogill, bugill, specter; as a verb, to terrify, fr. W. bwgwl threatening, fear, bwg, bwgan, specter, hobgoblin. Cf. Bug. ] A goblin; a specter; a frightful phantom; a bogy; a bugbear. [ Written also boggle. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) an Australian eagle (Aquila audax), which destroys lambs and even the kangaroo. --
To make bold, to take liberties or the liberty; to venture. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Courageous; daring; brave; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; valiant; manful; audacious; stouthearted; high-spirited; adventurous; confident; strenuous; forward; impudent. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. 1. a braided cord made by hand by young scouts, used for various purposes, such as a hat cord or a key chain.

2. a useless, wasteful, or impractical project; -- especially one authorized by a government agency as a favor to partisans, to employ unemployed people, or in return for corrupt payments. [ PJC ]

v. to do useless, wasteful, or trivial work. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Without bragging. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Brangled p. pr. & vb. n. Brangling ] To wrangle; to dispute contentiously; to squabble. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prov. E. brangled confused, entangled, Scot. brangle to shake, menace; probably a variant of wrangle, confused with brawl. √95.> ] A wrangle; a squabble; a noisy contest or dispute. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A brangle between him and his neighbor. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Wrangle; brangle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A quarrelsome person. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Dim. of Prov. E. brog to broggle. Cf. Brog, n. ] To sniggle, or fish with a brog. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. bugle buffalo, buffalo's horn, OF. bugle, fr. L. buculus a young bullock, steer, dim. of bos ox. See Cow the animal. ] A sort of wild ox; a buffalo. E. Phillips. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Bugle a wild ox. ] 1. A horn used by hunters. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) A copper instrument of the horn quality of tone, shorter and more conical that the trumpet, sometimes keyed; formerly much used in military bands, very rarely in the orchestra; now superseded by the cornet; -- called also the Kent bugle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. bugulus a woman's ornament: cf. G. bügel a bent piece of metal or wood, fr. the same root as G. biegen to bend, E. bow to bend. ] An elongated glass bead, of various colors, though commonly black. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Bugle a bead. ] Jet black. “Bugle eyeballs.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]