v. t.
The life of Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. amasse, fr. ambusher. ] A mass; a heap. [ Obs. ] Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being amassed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who amasses. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. See Amass. ] An instrument of horn used for collecting painters' colors on the stone in the process of grinding. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. amassement. ] An amassing; a heap collected; a large quantity or number brought together; an accumulation. [ 1913 Webster ]
An amassment of imaginary conceptions. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]