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a. 1. Familiar through use; usual; customary. “An accustomed action.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Frequented by customers. [ Obs. ] “A well accustomed shop.” Smollett. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Habituation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Accustomedness to sin hardens the heart. Bp. Pearce. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. p. Visited by a dream; -- used in the phrase, To be adreamed, to dream. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Named before. Peacham. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Aroused to vigilance; excited by fear of approaching danger; agitated; disturbed; as, an alarmed neighborhood; an alarmed modesty. [ 1913 Webster ]

The white pavilions rose and fell
On the alarmed air. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an alarmed manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. } (Astron.) A meteor appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Andromeda, -- whence the name. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A shower of these meteors takes place every year on November 27th or 28th. The Andromedes are also called Bielids, as they are connected with Biela's comet and move in its orbit. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. When bound to a rock and exposed to a sea monster, she was delivered by Perseus. ] 1. (Astron.) A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (bot.) A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates, of which the original species was found growing on a rock surrounded by water. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Archimedeus. ] Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes' screw; as, Archimedean drill, propeller, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Archimedean screw, or
Archimedes' screw, an instrument, said to have been invented by Archimedes, for raising water, formed by winding a flexible tube round a cylinder in the form of a screw. When the screw is placed in an inclined position, and the lower end immersed in water, by causing the screw to revolve, the water is raised to the upper end. Francis. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Paleon.) An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks. Its form is that of a screw. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>pr. n.. [ Gr. 'Archimh`dhs. ] Born at Syracuse about 287 b. c.: died at Syracuse, 212 b. c. The most celebrated geometrician of antiquity. He is said to have been a relative of King Hiero of Syracuse, to have traveled early in life in Egypt, and to have been the pupil of Conon the Samian at Alexandria. His most important services were rendered to pure geometry, but his popular fame rests chiefly on his application of mathematical theory to mechanics. He invented the water-screw, and discovered the principle of the lever. Concerning the latter the famous saying is attributed to him, "Give me where I may stand and I will move the world " (do`s pou^ stw^ kai` to`n ko`smos kinh`sw). By means of military engines which he invented he postponed the fall of Syracuse when besieged by Marcellus 214-212 b. c., whose fleet he is incorrectly said to have destroyed by mirrors reflecting the sun's rays. He detected the admixture of silver, and determined the proportions of the two metals, in a crown ordered by Hiero to be made of pure gold. The method of detecting the alloy, without destroying the crown, occurred to him as he stepped in the bath and observed the overflow caused by the displacement of the water. He ran home through the street naked crying heureka, "I have found it." He was killed at the capture of Syracuse by Marcellus. Century Dict. 1906 [ PJC ]

a. 1. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection. “And armed host.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency. [ 1913 Webster ]

A distemper eminently armed from heaven. De Foe. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Her.) Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds of prey. [ 1913 Webster ]

Armed at all points (Blazoning), completely incased in armor, sometimes described as armed cap-à-pie. Cussans. --
Armed en flute. (Naut.) See under Flute. --
Armed magnet, a magnet provided with an armature. --
Armed neutrality. See under Neutrality. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Orig. a p. p. of ashame, v. t. ] Affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt, or a conviction or consciousness of some wrong action or impropriety. “I am ashamed to beg.” Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

All that forsake thee shall be ashamed. Jer. xvii. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

I began to be ashamed of sitting idle. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Enough to make us ashamed of our species. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

An ashamed person can hardly endure to meet the gaze of those present. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Ashamed seldom precedes the noun or pronoun it qualifies. By a Hebraism, it is sometimes used in the Bible to mean disappointed, or defeated. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Bashfully. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Supposed. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pretended; hypocritical; make-believe; as, an assumed character. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By assumption. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnished with beams, as the head of a stag. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tost his beamed frontlet to the sky. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Proper; decorous. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

And gave him what becomed love I might. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. made dim or indistinct. a sun bedimmed by clouds [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. having legs that flare at the bottom; -- of trousers. bell-bottomed trousers [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Decked with feathers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + form. ] Having two forms. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + medial. ] (Geom.) Applied to a line which is the sum of two lines commensurable only in power (as the side and diagonal of a square). [ 1913 Webster ]

Pertaining to the biological and physiological aspects of medicine. [ PJC ]

2. Of or pertaining to biomedicine. [ PJC ]

n. The application of engineeering principles to solve problems in medicine, such as the design of artificial limbs or organs; -- called also bioengineering. [ PJC ]

n. 1. The application of the principles and techniques of the natural sciences, especially biology, to investigate and solve problems in clinical medicine. [ PJC ]

2. The investigation of the effects of external environmental factors such as weightlessness on the human body. [ PJC ]

n. the branch of biotechnology that uses biological processes to overcome environmental problems. [ WordNet 1.6 ]

a. Smeared with bitumen. [ R. ] “The hatches caulked and bitumed.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Drama) a comedy that treats of morbid, tragic, gloomy, or grotesque situations as a major element of the plot. [ PJC ]

a. 1. Having, or resembling, bosom; kept in the bosom; hidden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Combining form ] Having such a bosom; as, a big-bosomed woman. [ PJC ]

a. Having at the bottom, or as a bottom; resting upon a bottom; grounded; -- mostly, in composition; as, sharp-bottomed; well-bottomed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having a brim; -- usually in composition. “Broad-brimmed hat.” Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Full to, or level with, the brim. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a broad brim. [ 1913 Webster ]

A broad-brimmed flat silver plate. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chance + medley. ] 1. (Law) The killing of another in self-defense upon a sudden and unpremeditated encounter. See Chaud-Medley. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The term has been sometimes applied to any kind of homicide by misadventure, or to any accidental killing of a person without premeditation or evil intent, but, in strictness, is applicable to such killing as happens in defending one's self against assault. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Luck; chance; accident. Milton. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. same as captivated.
Syn. -- captivated. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. filled with wonder and delight.
Syn. -- beguiled, captivated, delighted, enthralled, entranced. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Having gaps or a chasm. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. chaude mêlée; chaud hot + mêler (Formerly sometimes spelt medler) to mingle. ] (Law) The killing of a person in an affray, in the heat of blood, and while under the influence of passion, thus distinguished from chance-medley or killing in self-defense, or in a casual affray. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To mix; to mingle, to temper. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. comédien. ] 1. An actor or player in comedy. “The famous comedian, Roscius.” Middleton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A writer of comedy. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fem. of comédien. ] A women who plays in comedy. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It. ] A dramatic sketch; a brief comedy. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Comedones [ L., a glutton. See Comestible. ] (Med.) A small nodule or cystic tumor, common on the nose, etc., which on pressure allows the escape of a yellow wormlike mass of retained oily secretion, with a black head (dirt). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A downfall; an humiliation. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Comedies [ F. comédie, L. comoedia, fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; a jovial festivity with music and dancing, a festal procession, an ode sung at this procession (perh. akin to &unr_; village, E. home) + &unr_; to sing; for comedy was originally of a lyric character. See Home, and Ode. ] A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination of the plot is happy; -- opposed to tragedy. [ 1913 Webster ]

With all the vivacity of comedy. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Are come to play a pleasant comedy. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With confirmation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A fixed state. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. completely used up.
Syn. -- used-up(prenominal), used up(predicate). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. eaten or drunk up. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. Excessively. [ Low ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He's so consumedly proud of it. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]