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n. [ L. See Adjutor. ] A female helper or assistant. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. ] A woman who administers; esp., one who administers the estate of an intestate, or to whom letters of administration have been granted; a female administrator. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. ad- + mix: cf. L. admixtus, p. p. of admiscere. See Mix. ] To mingle with something else; to mix. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. admixtio. ] A mingling of different things; admixture. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. admiscere, admixtum, to admix; ad + miscere to mix. See Mix. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of mixing; mixture. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The compound formed by mixing different substances together. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is mixed with anything. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] A female admonitor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Affixed p. pr. & vb. n. Affixing. ] [ LL. affixare, L. affixus, p. p. of affigere to fasten to; ad + figere to fasten: cf. OE. affichen, F. afficher, ultimately fr. L. affigere. See Fix. ] 1. To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's name to a writing. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically. [ 1913 Webster ]

Should they [ caterpillars ] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To fix or fasten figuratively; -- with on or upon; as, eyes affixed upon the ground. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To attach; subjoin; connect; annex; unite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Affixes [ L. affixus, p. p. of affigere: cf. F. affixe. ] That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 of or pertaining to an affix.
Syn. -- affixial [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. attached physically. Opposite of unaffixed. Various more specific adjectives meaning affixed are: appendant , basifixed, fastened, secured, glued, pasted, stuck to(predicate) , pegged-down , pinned, stapled , taped to(predicate), mounted . [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to an affix.
Syn. -- affixal [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. affixio, fr. affigere. ] Affixture. [ Obs. ] T. Adams. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of affixing, or the state of being affixed; attachment. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Antefixes L. Antefixa [ L. ante + fixus fixed. ] (Arch.) (a) An ornament fixed upon a frieze. (b) An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof. (c) An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) Same as Antihelix. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) The curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix. See Ear. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;. ] Full demonstration. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Appendixes L. Appendices [ L. appendix, -dicis, fr. appendere. See Append. ] 1. Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Normandy became an appendix to England. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any literary matter added to a book, but not necessarily essential to its completeness, and thus distinguished from supplement, which is intended to supply deficiencies and correct inaccuracies. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Anatomy) The vermiform appendix. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Syn. -- See Supplement. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ NL. ] (Anat.) The vermiform appendix. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L., fem. of arbitrator. ] A female who arbitrates or judges. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Betwixt. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] A female sovereign who is independent and absolute; -- a title given to the empresses of Russia. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Mach.) A system (devised by Henri Pieper, a Belgian) of driving automobiles employing a gasoline engine and an auxiliary reversible dynamo. When there is an excess of power the dynamo is driven by the engine so as to charge a small storage battery; when there is a deficiency of power the dynamo reverses and acts as an auxiliary motor. Sometimes called Pieper system. -- Automixte car, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ , n. A woman aviator (in senses 1 or 3). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

prep. [ OE. betwix, bitwix, rarely bitwixt, AS. betweox, betweohs, betweoh, betwīh; pref. be- by + a form fr. AS. twā two. See Between. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. In the space which separates; between. [ 1913 Webster ]

From betwixt two aged oaks. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. From one to another of; mutually affecting. [ 1913 Webster ]

There was some speech of marriage
Betwixt myself and her. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Betwixt and between, in a midway position; so-so; neither one thing nor the other. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The line bisecting the angle between the optic axes of a biaxial crystal. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Hort.) A fungicidal mixture composed of blue vitriol, lime, and water. The formula in common use is: blue vitriol, 6 lbs.; lime, 4 lbs.; water, 35 -- 50 gallons. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ from Brompton Hospital, London. ](Pharmacy) A mixture containing morphine and cocaine, and sometimes other narcotic substances, such as heroin, in an alcoholic solution, administered mostly to terminally ill patients, especially cancer patients, to relieve severe pain. Its use is not universally accepted as good medical practice. [ PJC ]

{ ‖, n. [ Mexican name. ] A North American carnivore (Bassaris astuta), about the size of a cat, related to the raccoons. It inhabits Mexico, Texas, and California. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] A cup. See Calyx. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the type genus of the Callithricidae; the true marmosets.
Syn. -- genus Callithrix. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n.; pl. E. Cervixes L. Cervices [ L. ] (Anat.) The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. See Illust. of Bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Cicatrices [ L. ] (Med.) The pellicle which forms over a wound or breach of continuity and completes the process of healing in the latter, and which subsequently contracts and becomes white, forming the scar. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. A female coadjutor or assistant. Holland. Smollett. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A joint executrix. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Commixed p. pr. & vb. n. Commixing. ] [ Pref. com- + mix: cf. L. commixtus, p. p. of commiscere. See Mix. ] To mix or mingle together; to blend. [ 1913 Webster ]

The commixed impressions of all the colors do stir up and beget a sensation of white. Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]

To commix
With winds that sailors rail at. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Commix. ] Commixture. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. commixtio. ] Commixture; mingling. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

An exact commixtion of the ingredients. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. commixtura. ] 1. The act or process of mixing; the state of being mingled; the blending of ingredients in one mass or compound. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the commixture of anything that is more oily or sweet, such bodies are least apt to putrefy. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The mass formed by mingling different things; a compound; a mixture. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] A competitress. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Confixed p. pr. & vb. n. Confixing. ] [ L. confixus, p. p. of configere to fasten together. ] To fix; to fasten. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Act of fastening. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] A woman who preserves from loss, injury, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of birds comprising the Old World quail.
Syn. -- genus Coturnix. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L. ] A creatress. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ L. creditrix. ] A female creditor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Crucifixes [ F. crucifix or LL. crucifixum, fr. L. crux, crucis, cross + figere, fixum, to fix. See Cross, and Fix, and cf. Crucify. ] 1. A representation in art of the figure of Christ upon the cross; esp., the sculptured figure affixed to a real cross of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, used by the Roman Catholics in their devotions. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cross, too, by degrees, become the crucifix. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

And kissing oft her crucifix,
Unto the block she drew. Warner. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The cross or religion of Christ. [ R. ] Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of nailing or fastening a person to a cross, for the purpose of putting him to death; the use of the cross as a method of capital punishment. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of one who is nailed or fastened to a cross; death upon a cross. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Intense suffering or affliction; painful trial. [ 1913 Webster ]

Do ye prove
What crucifixions are in love? Herrick. [ 1913 Webster ]