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n. [ Abbot + -ship. ] The state or office of an abbot. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Abranchiate. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. (Zool.) Without gills. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. Of or pertaining to wormwood; absinthian. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Of the nature of wormwood. “Absinthian bitterness.” T. Randolph. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ From L. absinthium: cf. L. absinthiatus, a. ] To impregnate with wormwood. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Impregnated with wormwood;
a. (Chem.) Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) The bitter principle of wormwood (Artemisia absinthium). Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinth. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L., from Gr. &unr_;. ] (Bot.) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter plant, used as a tonic and for making the oil of wormwood. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. [ L. acanthinus, Gr. &unr_;, thorny, fr. &unr_;. See Acanthus. ] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. The state of being an accomplice. [ R. ] Sir H. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Accountant + -ship. ] The office or employment of an accountant. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. Capable of being achieved. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. achevance. ] Achievement. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Elyot. [ 1913 Webster ]
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Supposing faculties and powers to be the same, far more may be achieved in any line by the aid of a capital, invigorating motive than without it. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
Some are born great, some achieve greatness. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thou hast achieved our liberty. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ [ Obs ]., with a material thing as the aim. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
He hath achieved a maid
That paragons description. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. achèvement, E. Hatchment. ]
[ The exploits ] of the ancient saints . . . do far surpass the most famous achievements of pagan heroes. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
The highest achievements of the human intellect. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who achieves; a winner. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Resembling Achilles, the hero of the Iliad; invincible. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ L. Achillis tendo. ] (Anat.) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel; -- so called from the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. That aches; continuously painful. See Ache. --
The aching heart, the aching head. Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
‖n. [ Sp. achiote, fr. Indian achiotl. ] Seeds of the annotto tree; also, the coloring matter, annotto. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Acolythist. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An acolyte. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A state of being acquainted; acquaintance. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. Pertaining to adenography. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ L. adhibitus, p. p. of adhibere to hold to; ad + habere to have. ]
n. [ L. adhibitio. ] The act of adhibiting; application; use. Whitaker. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The position or office of an administrator. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The office or position oaf an admiral; also, the naval skill of an admiral. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. The office of an adviser. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]