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n., [ OF. alnage, aulnage, F. aunage, fr. OF. alne ell, of Ger. origin: cf. OHG. elina, Goth. aleina, cubit. See Ell. ] (O. Eng. Law) Measurement (of cloth) by the ell; also, a duty for such measurement. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Alnage. ] A measure by the ell; formerly a sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect and measure woolen cloth, and fix upon it a seal. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OF. amesnagier. See Manage. ] To manage. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of chiefly Old World herbs.
Syn. -- genus Anagallis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of moths whose larvae are flour moths.
Syn. -- genus Anagasta. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; wrought in low relief, &unr_; embossed work; &unr_; + &unr_; to engrave. ] Any sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief, as a cameo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Work chased or embossed relief. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief; anaglyptic; -- opposed to diaglyptic or sunk work. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. anaglypticus, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;. See Anaglyph. ] Relating to the art of carving, enchasing, or embossing in low relief. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art of carving in low relief, embossing, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; + -graph. ] An instrument by which a correct engraving of any embossed object, such as a medal or cameo, can be executed. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to anaglyptography; as, anaglyptographic engraving. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; embossed + -graphy. ] The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; -- used in representing coins, bas-reliefs, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Latinized fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to recognize. ] The unfolding or dénouement. [ R. ] De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a leading up; &unr_; + &unr_; a leading, &unr_; to lead. ] 1. An elevation of mind to things celestial. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The spiritual meaning or application; esp. the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Mystical; having a secondary spiritual meaning; as, the rest of the Sabbath, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven; an anagogical explication. -- An`a*gog"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. pl. Mystical interpretations or studies, esp. of the Scriptures. L. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Anagoge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. anagramme, LL. anagramma, fr. Gr. 'ana` back, again + gra`fein to write. See Graphic. ] Literally, the letters of a word read backwards, but in its usual wider sense, the change of one word or phrase into another by the transposition of its letters. Thus Galenus becomes angelus; William Noy (attorney-general to Charles I., and a laborious man) may be turned into I moyl in law. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To anagrammatize. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some of these anagramed his name, Benlowes, into Benevolus. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. anagrammatique. ] Pertaining to, containing, or making, an anagram. -- An`a*gram*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. 'anagrammatismo`s: cf. F. anagrammatisme. ] The act or practice of making anagrams. Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. anagrammatiste. ] A maker of anagrams. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Gr. 'anagrammati`zein cf. F. anagrammatiser. ] To transpose, as the letters of a word, so as to form an anagram. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'anagrafh` a writing out, fr. 'anagra`fein to write out, to record; 'ana` + gra`fein to write. ] An inventory; a record. [ Obs. ] Knowles. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Pref. anti- + anagoge. ] (Rhet.) A figure which consists in answering the charge of an adversary, by a counter charge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Appanage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. apanage, fr. OF. apaner to nourish, support, fr. LL. apanare to furnish with bread, to provision; L. ad + pains bread. ] 1. The portion of land assigned by a sovereign prince for the subsistence of his younger sons. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A dependency; a dependent territory. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which belongs to one by custom or right; a natural adjunct or accompaniment. “Wealth . . . the appanage of wit.” Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. apanagiste. ] A prince to whom an appanage has been granted. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Appanage. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. See Alnage and Alnager. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Phys. Geog.) A system of natural drainage developed by the constituent streams through headwater erosion. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. avenage, fr. L. avena oats. ] (Old Law) A quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent. Jacob. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. badiner to joke, OF. to trifle, be silly, fr. badin silly. ] Playful raillery; banter. “He . . . indulged himself only in an elegant badinage.” Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Barbicanage. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ LL. barbicanagium. See Barbican. ] Money paid for the support of a barbican. [ Obs. ] Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. barnage, baronage, OF. barnage, F. baronnage; cf. LL. baronagium. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The whole body of barons or peers. [ 1913 Webster ]

The baronage of the kingdom. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The dignity or rank of a baron. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The land which gives title to a baron. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Money paid for the maintenance of a beacon; also, beacons, collectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] A collection of small houses surrounded by a wall and occupied by a community of Beguines. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. brenage; cf. LL. brennagium, brenagium. See Bran. ] (Old Eng. Law) A tribute which tenants paid to their lord, in lieu of bran, which they were obliged to furnish for his hounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Brobdingnag, a country of giants in “Gulliver's Travels.” ] Colossal; of extraordinary height; gigantic. -- n. A giant. [ Spelt often Brobdignagian. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. carénage. ] (Naut.) (a) Expense of careening ships. (b) A place for careening. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. carnage, LL. carnaticum tribute of animals, flesh of animals, fr. L. caro, carnis, flesh. See Carnal. ] 1. Flesh of slain animals or men. [ 1913 Webster ]

A miltitude of dogs came to feast on the carnage. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Great destruction of life, as in battle; bloodshed; slaughter; massacre; murder; havoc. [ 1913 Webster ]

The more fearful carnage of the Bloody Circuit. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Attendance of a chaperon on a lady in public; protection afforded by a chaperon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. cheminage, fr. chemin way, road. ] (Old Law) A toll for passage through a forest. [ Obs. ] Cowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Behavior or manners of a clown; clownery. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Coin, v. t., cf. Cuinage. ] 1. The act or process of converting metal into money. [ 1913 Webster ]

The care of the coinage was committed to the inferior magistrates. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Coins; the aggregate coin of a time or place. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The cost or expense of coining money. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The act or process of fabricating or inventing; formation; fabrication; that which is fabricated or forged. “Unnecessary coinage . . . of words.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

This is the very coinage of your brain. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. communage. ] The right of pasturing on a common; the right of using anything in common with others. [ 1913 Webster ]

The claim of commonage . . . in most of the forests. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]