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n. One who is versed in anthropology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + -logy. ] 1. The science of the structure and functions of the human body. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The science of man, including the study of the ditribution of physical and cultural attributes in relation to man's origin, location, history, and environment; -- sometimes used in a limited sense to mean the study of man as an object of natural history, or as an animal. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. That manner of expression by which the inspired writers attribute human parts and passions to God. See also anthropopathite, anthropopathism, anthropomorphist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A teller of apologues. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to speak in defense of; &unr_; from + &unr_; speech, &unr_; to say, to speak. See Logic. ] Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense, or by way of apology; regretfully excusing; as, an apologetic essay. “To speak in a subdued and apologetic tone.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By way of apology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures, and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. 1. same as apologize.
Syn. -- apologize, excuse, justify, rationalize [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. apologiste. ] One who makes an apology; one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution; especially, one who argues in defense of Christianity. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Apologized p. pr. & vb. n. Apologizing. ] [ Cf. F. apologiser. ] 1. To make an apology or defense. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make an apology or excuse; to make acknowledgment of some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends; -- with for; as, my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter.
Syn. -- apologize, excuse, justify, rationalize [ 1913 Webster ]

To apologize for his insolent language. Froude. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To defend. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The Christians . . . were apologized by Plinie. Dr. G. Benson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes an apology; an apologist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. apologous, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_; speech, &unr_; to speak: cf. F. apologue. ] A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey some moral truth; a moral fable. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ An apologue differs from a parable in this;: the parable is drawn from events which take place among mankind, and therefore requires probability in the narrative; the apologue is founded on supposed actions of brutes or inanimate things, and therefore is not limited by strict rules of probability. Æsop's fables are good examples of apologues. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Apologies. [ L. apologia, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_;: cf. F. apologie. See Apologetic. ] 1. Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; as, Tertullian's Apology for Christianity. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is not my intention to make an apology for my poem; some will think it needs no excuse, and others will receive none. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to another of a wrong or discourtesy done him, accompanied by an expression of regret. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift. [ 1913 Webster ]

He goes to work devising apologies for window curtains. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Excuse. An apology, in the original sense of the word, was a pleading off from some charge or imputation, by explaining and defending one's principles or conduct. It therefore amounted to a vindication. One who offers an apology, admits himself to have been, at least apparently, in the wrong, but brings forward some palliating circumstance, or tenders a frank acknowledgment, by way of reparation. We make an apology for some breach of propriety or decorum (like rude expressions, unbecoming conduct, etc.), or some deficiency in what might be reasonably expected. We offer an excuse when we have been guilty of some breach or neglect of duty; and we do it by way of extenuating our fault, and with a view to be forgiven. When an excuse has been accepted, an apology may still, in some cases, be necessary or appropriate. “An excuse is not grounded on the claim of innocence, but is rather an appeal for favor resting on some collateral circumstance. An apology mostly respects the conduct of individuals toward each other as equals; it is a voluntary act produced by feelings of decorum, or a desire for the good opinion of others.” Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To offer an apology. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

For which he can not well apology. J. Webster. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to carpology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who describes fruits; one versed in carpology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. karpo`s fruit + -logy. ] That branch of botany which relates to the structure of seeds and fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An Asiatic wild sheep (Ovis poli) with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali: Ovis ammon poli. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Of Eastern origin; -- properly, the ball used in the game. ] 1. A game of ball of Eastern origin, resembling hockey, with the players on horseback. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A game similar to hockey played by swimmers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Sp., an air or popular song in Andalucia. ] A Spanish gypsy dance characterized by energetic movements of the body while the feet merely shuffle or glide, with unison singing and rhythmic clapping of hands. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ F. polonais, polonaise, Polish. ] Of or pertaining to the Poles, or to Poland. [ Written also Polonese. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Written also Polonese and Polonoise. ] 1. The Polish language. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an outer skirt in one piece. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mus.) A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure, beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a polacca. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. See Polonaise. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. So named after Poland, in L. form Polonia, one of the discoverers being a Pole. ] (Chem.) A radioactive chemical element, discovered by M. and MMe. Curie in pitchblende, and originally called radium F. It has atomic number 84 and an atomic weight of 210. It is a very rare natural element, having an abundance in uranium ores only 0.2% that of radium. It is closely related chemically to bismuth. It emits only alpha rays, and has a half-life of 138 days. It is thus more unstable than radium, and a milligram of polonium emits as many alpha particles as 5 grams of radium. Twenty-seven isotopes are known, with atomic masses from 192 to 218. At present a more practical method of preparation than isolation from ores is the preparation by neutron bombardment of bismuth in a nuclear reactor, and it may be obtained commercially by users having an appropriate permit. [ HBCF61 ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. [ Prob. corrupt. fr. Bologna. ] A kind of sausage made of meat partly cooked. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) A very venomous viper (Daboia Russellii), native of Ceylon and India; -- called also cobra monil. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a mathematician specializing in topology. “A topologist is someone who doesn't know the difference between a donut and a coffee cup.” [ ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; place + -logy. ] The art of, or method for, assisting the memory by associating the thing or subject to be remembered with some place. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a branch of mathematics which studies the properties of geometrical forms which retain their identity under certain transformations, such as stretching or twisting, which are homeomorphic. See also topologist. [ PJC ]

3. configuration, especially in three dimensions; -- used, e. g. of the configurations taken by macromolecules, such as superhelical DNA. [ PJC ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. tropologique. See Tropology. ] Characterized by tropes; varied by tropes; tropical. Burton. -- Trop`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

v. t. To use in a tropological sense, as a word; to make a trope of. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

If . . . Minerva be tropologized into prudence. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; a trope + &unr_; discourse: cf. F. tropologie. ] A rhetorical mode of speech, including tropes, or changes from the original import of the word. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]