n. (Chem.) A combination of absinthic acid with a base or positive radical. [ 1913 Webster ]
Absinthe makes the tart grow fonder. Ernest Dowson [ PJC ]
An article on absinthe was prepared by Matthew Baggott (bagg@ellis.uchicago.edu) for distribution on the newsgroup alt.drugs. [ PJC ]
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 ]
n. Same as Acanthus. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; thorn, fr. &unr_; point. See Acute. ]
a.
a. [ L. acanthinus, Gr. &unr_;, thorny, fr. &unr_;. See Acanthus. ] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) Having the fruit covered with spines. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; a spine, thorn + &unr_; head. ] (Zool.) A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; spine +
a. [ Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot. ] (Bot.) Having spinous petioles. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_; wing, fin. ] (Zool.) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; spine + &unr_; wing. ]
a. (Zool.) Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch. --
‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_; fin, dim. fr. &unr_; wing. ] (Zool.) An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Having fins in which the rays are hard and spinelike; spiny-finned. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n.
n.;
n. same as Akocanthera.
n.
n. Same as Ailantus. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. amarantus, Gr. &unr_;, unfading, amaranth;
n.
a.
They only amaranthine flower on earth
Is virtue. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Amianthus. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Amianthus + -form. ] Resembling amianthus in form. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Amianthus + -oid: cf. F. amiantoïde. ] Resembling amianthus. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. amiantus, Gr. &unr_; &unr_; (lit., unsoiled stone) a greenish stone, like asbestus;
a. Spineless, as certain fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
a. [ Gr.
n.;
n. (Anat.) Same as Antihelix. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. antym, antefne, AS. antefen, fr. LL. antiphona, fr. Gr.
v. t. To celebrate with anthems. [ Poet. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Sweet birds antheming the morn. Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖ [ fr. Gr.