n. [ Cf. F. abandonnement. ]
The abandonment of the independence of Europe. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. abaissement. ] The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. ébahissement. ] The state of being abashed; confusion from shame. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. abatement, F. abattement. ]
Defense in abatement,
Plea in abatement
n. [ L. abdomen (a word of uncertain etymol.): cf. F. abdomen. ]
n. The act of abetting;
n. Habiliment. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Renunciation. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A foreboding; an omen. [ Obs. ] “Abodements must not now affright us.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. abolissement. ] The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Abortment; abortion. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Abortion. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. [ OE. abregement. See Abridge. ]
Ancient coins as abridgments of history. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
What abridgment have you for this evening? What mask? What music? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. The state of being absent; withdrawal. [ R. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Physics) A unit of conductance equal to 10
n.
n. Acclimation. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. accompagnement. ] That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.
n. [ F. accomplissement, fr. accomplir. ]
Accomplishments have taken virtue's place,
And wisdom falls before exterior grace. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. acordement. See Accord, v. ] Agreement; reconcilement. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F., fr. accoucher to be delivered of a child, to aid in delivery, OF. acouchier orig. to lay down, put to bed, go to bed; L. ad + collocare to lay, put, place. See Collate. ] Delivery in childbed [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. accouplement. ]
n.
How gay with all the accouterments of war! [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Physiol.) Pertaining to accremention. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See accresce, Increment. ] (Physiol.) The process of generation by development of blastema, or fission of cells, in which the new formation is in all respects like the individual from which it proceeds. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. accrochement. ] An encroachment; usurpation. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The process of accruing, or that which has accrued; increase. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. acusement. See Accuse. ] Accusation. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. ] Savage fierceness; ferocity. [ 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.
Immediately upon the acknowledgment of the Christian faith, the eunuch was baptized by Philip. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
Acknowledgment money,
n. The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment. “Rules for the acquirement of a taste.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
His acquirements by industry were . . . enriched and enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature. Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. aquitement. ] Acquittal. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. acumen, fr. acuere to sharpen. Cf. Acute. ] Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination. Selden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. additamentum, fr. additus, p. p. of addere to add. ] An addition, or a thing added. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
My persuasion that the latter verses of the chapter were an additament of a later age. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. f. adjournement, OF. ajornement. See Adjourn. ]
n. The act of adjudging; judicial decision; adjudication. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. adjumentum, for adjuvamentum, fr. adjuvare to help; ad + juvare to help. ] Help; support; also, a helper. [ Obs. ] Waterhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. ajustement. See Adjust. ]
Success depends on the nicest and minutest adjustment of the parts concerned. Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. admensuratio; L. ad + mensurare to measure. See Mensuration. ] Same as Admeasurement. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. amonestement, admonestement. ] Admonition. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of adoring; adoration. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. adornement. See Adorn. ] An adorning; an ornament; a decoration. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. avancement, F. avancement. See Advance, v. t. ]
In heaven . . . every one (so well they love each other) rejoiceth and hath his part in each other's advancement. Sir T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
True religion . . . proposes for its end the joint advancement of the virtue and happiness of the people. Horsley. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. avertisement, formerly also spelled advertissement, a warning, giving notice, fr. avertir. ]
An advertisement of danger. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]
Therefore give me no counsel:
My griefs cry louder than advertisement. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]