-uò, môve, når, nôt ;-tåbe, tåb, båll ;-ôi! ;-pound ;-thin, THIS. mess, to pant after something higher; to rise | To ASSEVER, âs-sêvêr. 93. higher. ASPORTATION, ås-pôr-tà'shůn. s. A carrying away. ASQUINT, â-skwint. ad. Obliquely, not in the straight line of vision. AS, iss. s. An animal of burden; a stupid, heavy,|| To ASSAIL, As-sale. v. a. To attack in a hostile ASSAILANT, is-shot. s. He that attacks. ASSAPANICK, ås-så-pån'nîk. s. The flying squir rel. ASSASSIN, is-sås'sîn. s. A murderer; one that kulls by sudden violence. To ASSASSINATE, ás-sås'sè-nåte. v. a. 91. To murder by violence; to way-lay; to take by treachery. ASSASSINATION, âs-sås-sè-nå'shun. s. The act of assassinating. ASSASSINATOR, ås-sâs'sè-nå-tår. s. Murderer; etan-kier. ASSATION, ks-4'shin. s. Roasting. ASSAULT, ilt'. s. Storm, opposed to sap or sege; violence; invasion, hostility, attack: in law, a violent kind of injury offered to a man's person To ASSAULT, is-salt. v. a. To attack; to invade. ASSAULTER, ás-salt år. s. One who violently alts another. 45547, s. Examination: in law, the examination of measures and weights used by the clerk of the market; the first entrance upon any thing; attack; trouble. T ASSAY, às-så. v. a. To make trial of; to apply to, as the touchstone in assaying metals; to try, to endeavour. ASHAVER, -eå år, s. 98. An officer of the mint, To ASSEMBLE, âs-sèm ́bl. v. n. To meet to ASSEMBLY, ás-sèmblè. s. A company met to*** AS: ENT, kedut. s. The act of agreeing to any thing, consent, agreement. To ASSENT, is-sent'. v. n. Toconcede, to yield to. ASSENTATION, âc-sễn-tà'shẩu. s. Compliance] with the opinion of another out of flattery. ASSENTMENT, is-sent ́mént. s. Consent. To AERI, as-rt. v. a. To maintain; to defend either by words or actions; to affirm; to can, to vindicate a title to. To ASSEVERATE, âs-sêv'è-råte. 91, 555. } v. a. To affirm with great solemnity, as upon oath. ASSEVERATION, ås-sév-é-rà'shún. s. Solemn affirmation, as upon oath. ASSHEAD, ås'hed. s. A blockhead. ASSIDUITY, ás-sè-du'è-tè. s. Diligence. ASSIDUOUS, ås-sid'jů-ås. a. 294, 376. Constant in application. ASSIDUOUSLY, âs-sîd'jú-ås-lè. ad. Diligently, continually. AS3IENTO, ás-sè-ên't. 8. A contract or convention between the kings of Spain and other powers, for furnishing the Spanish dominions in America with slaves. To ASSIGN, ås-sine'. v. a. To mark out; to appoint; to fix with regard to quantity or value; to give a reason for: in law, to appoint a depu tv, or make over a right to another. ASSIGNABLE, âs-sine'á-bl. a. That which may be assigned. ASSIGNATION, âs-sig-nå shan. s. An appointment to meet, used generally of love appointments; a making over a thing to another. ASSIGNEE, as-se-ne'. s. He that is appointed or deputed by another to do any act, or perform any business, or enjov any commodity. ASSIGNER, As-sinûr. s. 98. He that assigns. ASSIGNMENT, as-sine'ment. s. Appointment of one thing with regard to another thing or person in law, the deed by which any thing is transferred from one to another. ASSIGNS, as-sinz'. s. Those persons to whom any trust is assigned. This is a Law term, and always used in the plural. As, a legacy is left to a person's heirs, administrators, or assigns. ASSIMILABLE, ás-sim'é-là-bl. a. That which may be converted to the same nature with something else. To ASSIMILATE, âs-sim'è-låte. v. a. 91. To convert to the same nature with another thing; to bring to a likeness, or resemblance. ASSIMILATENESS, âs-sim'mè-late-nés. s. Like ASSISTANT, as-sis'tânt. s. A person engaged ASSIZE, ás-size'. s. A court of judicature held ASSIZER, s-sizår. s. An officer that has the ASSOCIABLE, ás-xò'shé-â-bl. a. That which ASSERTION. ås-ser shân. s. The act of asserting. ASSERTOR, is-ser'tür. s. 98. Maintainer, vindicator, affermer o ASSERVE, ás-serv'. v. a. To serve, help, or second is ASSESS, &-sts'. v. a. To charge with any cer ASSESSION. ás-s¿sh'ôn, s. A sitting down by one. ASSESSMENT, 4s-sès ment. s. The sum levied on certain property; the act of assessing. ASSESSOR, -és sår. s. 98. The person that sta by the judge; he that sits by another as next in dignity; he that lays taxes. To unite with another as a confederate; to adopt as a friend upon equal terms; to accompany. ASSOCIATE, as-so'shè-ate a. 91. Confederate. ASSOCIATE, ás-so'she-hte. s. A partner; a confederate; a companion. ASSOCIATION, as-so-she-a'sho. s. Union; conjunction; society; confederacy: partnership; connection.-See PRONUNCIATION. ASSONANCE, âs só-nânse. s. Reference of one sound to another resembling it. ASSONANT, âs'só-nânt. a. Resembling another sound. To ASSORT, is-sort'. v. a. To range in classes. ASSETS, . s. Goods sufficient to dis-To ASSOT, as-sot. v. a. To infatuate. charge that burden which is cast upon the 3-To ASSUAGE, ûs-swaje'. v. a. 331. To mitigate, ecutor or ber to soften to appease; to pacify; to ease. 559-Fåte, får, fåll, fåt;-mè, mêt;-pine, pîn ;- ASSUAGEMENT, âs-swaje'ment. s. What mit-|| ASTRAGAL, as'trå-gâl. s. 503. A little round? igates or softens. member, in the form of a ring, at the tops and bottoms of columns. ASSUAGER, âs-swà jûr. s. 98. One who pacifies or appeases. ASSUASIVE, às-swà'siv. a. 158, 428. Softening, mitigating. To ASSUBJUGATE, âs-sub'jà-gåte. v. a. To subject to. 91. ASSUEFACTION, ás-swè-fak'shûn. s. The state of being accustomed. ASSUETUDE, ás'swè-tude. s. 334. Accustom ance, custom. To ASSUME, ás-sume'. v. a. 454. To take; to take upon one's self; to arrogate; to claim or seize unjustly; to suppose something without proof; to appropriate. Why Mr. Sheridan should pronounce this word and the word consume without the h, and presume and resume, as if written prezloom and rezhoom, is not easily conceived; the s ought to be aspirated in all or none.-See Principles, 454, 478, 479. ASSUMER, âs-su'mår. s. 98. An arrogant man. ASSUMING, âs-sa'ming. particip. a. Arrogant, haughty. ASSUMPSIT, ås-sum'sit. s. A voluntary promise made by word, whereby a man taketh upon him to perform or pay any thing to another. ASSUMPTION, ås-sam'shan. S. The act of taking any thing to one's self; the supposition of any thing without farther proof; the thing supposed; a postulate; the taking up any person into heaven. ASSUMPTIVE, âs-sum'tiv. a. 157. That which is assumed. ASSURANCE, ash-shu'rânse. s. Certain expectation; secure confidence; trust; freedom from doubt; certain knowledge; firmness; undoubting steadiness; confidence; want of modesty; ground of confidence; security given; spirit, intrepidity; testimony of credit;|| conviction; insurance. To ASSURE, ash-shire', v. a. 455. To give confidence by a firm promise; to secure another; to make confident; to exempt from doubt or fear; to make secure. ASSURED, âsh-shu'red, or âs-shård. particip. a. 359. Certain, indubitable; certain, not doubt-|| ing; immodest, viciously confident. ASSUREDLY, ash-shú'réd-lè. ad. 361. CertainIv, indubitably. ASSUREDNESS, âsh-shu'rêd-nes. s. 365. The|| state of being assured, certainty. ASSURER, á-l-shu'rår. s. He that gives assurance; he that gives security to make good any loss. ASTERISK, âs'tè-risk. s. A mark in printing,as*. ASTERISM, ás té-rism. s. A constellation. ASTERITES, âs-tér-itéz. s. A precious stone; a kind of opal sparkling like a star. Ash. ASTHMA, astma. s. 471. A frequent, difficult, and short respiration, joined with a hissing sound and a cough. ASTHMATICAL, ast-mât'è-kål. ASTHMATICK, ast-mâtîk. 509. Troubled with an asthma. ASTERN, &-stern'. ad. In the hinder part of the ship, behind the ship. a. To ASTERT, â-stêrt'. v. a. To terrify; to startle; to fright. ASTONIED, â-stôn'è-êd. part. a. A word used for astonished. stars. ASTRAL, âs'trál. a. Starry, relating to the ASTRICTION, âs-trik'shôn. s. er of contracting the parts of the body. ASTRICTIVE, as-trik'tiv. a. 158. Stiptick, binding. ASTRICTORY, âs-trik'tür-rè. a. Astringent. having stars. To ASTRINGE, ås-trinje'. v. a. To make a con- of contracting the parts of the body. a. Relating to astrology, professing astrology. ASTROLOGICALLY, äs-trò-lôd ́jé-kål-lé. ad. In an astrological manner. To ASTROLOGIZE, âs-trôl'd-jlze. v. n. To prac tise astrology. за ASTROLOGY, âs-trôlô-jẻ. s. The practice of foretelling things by the knowledge of the stars. ASTRONOMER, ås-trôn ́no-mår. s. He that studies the celestial motions. ASTRONOMICAL, ås-trò-nôm'è-kâl. 509. ASTRONOMICK, ás-tró-nôm ́îk. Belonging to astronomy. ASTRONOMICALLY, &s-trò-nômề-hal-lẻ. a. In an astronomical manner. ASTRONOMY, âs-tròn'no-mè. s. A mixed ma thematical science, teaching the knowledge of the celestial bodies, their magnitudes, motions, distances, periods, eclipses, and order. 518. ASTRO-THEOLOGY, as tró-the-ôl-b-jè. s. Divinity founded on the observation of the celestial bodies. ASUNDER, â-sûn'dår. ad. 98. Apart, separate ly, not together. ASYLUM, á-silům. s. A sanctuary, a refuge Nothing can show more plainly the tenden cy of our language to an antepenultimate accent than the vulgar pronunciation of this word, which generally places the accent on the first syllable. This is however an unpardonable of fence to a Latin ear, which insists on preserving the accent of the original whenever we adopt a Latin word into our own language without alteration.-See Principles, No. 503. ASYMMETRY, 4-sim'me-trè. s. Contrariety to symmetry; disproportion. ASYMPTOTE, as'sim-tôte. s. Asymptotes are right lines which approach nearer and nearer to some curve, but which would never meet. I have preferred Dr. Johnson's accentuation on the first syllable, to Mr. Sheridan's and Dr Ash's on the second. ASYNDETON, â-sin'dè-tôn. s. A figure in gram mar, when a conjunction copulative is omitted AT, åt. prep. At before a place notes the near ness of the place, as a man is at the house be fore he is in it; At before a word signifying time, notes the co-existence of the time with the event; At before a superlative adjective implies in the state, as at most, in the state of -no, move, nor, nôt ;-tube, tåb, båll ;-dil;-pound ;-thin, THIS. or apprehend; to seize; to lay hold on; to win; to gain over; to enamour; to fix to one's interest. ATTACHMENT, åt-tätsh'ment. s. Adherence; regard. most perfection, &c. At signifies the particular To ATTACH, ât-tâtsh'. v. a. To arrest; to take condition of the person, as at peace; At sometunes marks employment or attention, as he is at work; At is sometimes the same with fur-) ushed with, as a man at arms; At sometimes notes the place where any thing is, as he is at home; At sometimes is nearly the same as In, noting situation: At sometimes seems to signify in the power of, or obedient to, as at your service; At all, in any manner. ATABAL, ât å-bál. s. A kind of tabour used by the Moors. ATARAXY, &'t-råk-sé. s. 517. Exemption from retation, tranquillity. ATHANOR, -nór. s. 166. A digesting furnare to keep heat for some time. ATHEISM, à thè-ism. s. 505. The disbelief of a God ATHEIST, the-ist. s. One that denies the existence of God ATHEISTICAL, à-the-is'tè-kâl. a. Given to atheit impious. ATHEISTICALLY, å-the-is'tè-kâl-lè. ad. In an atheistical manner. ATHEISTICALNESS, à-the-is'te-kål-nes. s. The gualty of being atheistical. ATHEISTICK, A-the-is'tik, a. Given to atheism. ATHEOUS, àthe-ds. a. 505. Atheistick, godless. ATHEROMA, áth-è̟-ró'må, s. 527. A species of wen. ATHEROMATOUS, âth-ê-rôm'â-tus. a. Having the qualities of an atheroma or curdy wen. ATHIRST, &-thärst. ad. 108. Thirsty, in want of drink ATHLETICK, &th-let Tk. a. 500. Belonging to wrestling, strong of body, vigorous, lusty, robeast. ATHWART, 4-thwart'. prep. Across, transverse to any thing; through. ATILT, - ad. With the action of a man making a thrust; in the posture of a barrel raised or tilted behind. ATLAS, åt lis. s. A collection of maps; a large square folio; sometimes the supporter of a balting; a rich kind of silk. ATMOSPHERE, &t'mas-fère. s. The air that enCompasses the solid earth on all sides. ATMOSPHERICAL, &t-mås-fér ́è-kål. a. Belonging to the atmosphere. ATOM, ttdm. s. 166. Such a small particle as cannot be physically divided; any thing extremely small ATOMICAL, à-tôm'è-kål. a. Consisting of atoms; relating to atoms. ATOMIST, irto-mist. s. One that holds the atomical philosophy, ATOMY, &to-mè 8. An atom. To AIONE, 5-tone'. v. n. To agree, to accord ;| to stand as an equivalent for something; to an To ATTACK, ât-tåk'. v. a. To assault an enemy; to begin a contest. ATTACK, di-tak'. s. An assault. ATTACKER, åt-tâk'ôr. s. 98. The person that attacks. To ATTAIN, ât-tåne'. v. a. To gain, to procure, to overtake; to come to; to reach; to equal. To ATTAIN, åt-tåne'. v. n. To come to a certain state; to arrive at. The act of at ATTAINABLE, ât-tàne'â-bl. a. That which may be obtained, procurable. ATTAINABLENESS, ât-tåne'â-bl-nës. s. The quality of being attainable. ATTAINDER, åt-tàne'dår. s. 98. tainting in law; taint. ATTAINMENT, ât-tane'mênt. s. That which is attained, acquisition; the act or power of attaining. To ATTAINT, ât-tånt'. v. a. To attaint is parti cularly used for such as are found guilty of some crime or offence; to taint, to corrupt. ATTAINT, åt-tant'. s. Any thing injurious, as illness, weariness; stain, spot, taint. ATTAINTURE, ât-tàne'tshure. s. 461. Reproach, imputation. To ATTAMINATE, &t-tâmẻ-nate. v. a. To cor rupt. Not used. To ATTEMPER, åt-têm'pår. v. a. To mingle, to weaken by the mixture of something else; to regulate, to soften; to mix in just proportions; to fit to something else. To ATTEMPERATE, åt-têm'pè-råte. v. a. Το proportion to something. 555. To ATTEMPT, åt-temt'. v. a. 41%. To attack, to venture upon; to try, to endeavour. ATTEMPT, åt-têmt'. s. 412. An attack; an essay; an endeavour. ATTEMPTABLE, ât-têmt'tå-bl. a. Liable to attempts or attacks. ATTEMPTER, åt-têmt'tår. s. The person that attempts; an endeavourer. To ATTEND, ât-tend'. v. a. To regard, to fix the mind upon; to wait on; to accompany; to be present with, upon a summons; to be ap. pendant to; to be consequent to; to stay for. To ATTEND, ât-tênd'. v. n. To yield attention; to stay, to delay. ATTENDANCE, åt-tên'dânse. s. The act of waiting on another; service; the persons waiting; a train; attention, regard. ATTENDANT, ȧt-tên'dant. s. One that attends; one that belongs to the train; one that waits as a suitor or agent; one that is present at any thing; a concomitant; a consequent. ATTENDER, åt-tén'dûr. s. 98. Companion, as sociate. ATTENT, At-tênt'. a. Intent, attentive. ATTENTATES, at-tôn'tates. s. Proceedings in a court after an inhibition is decreed. ATTENTION, åt-tén'shân. s. The act of attend. ing or heeding. ATTENTIVE, ât-tên'tiv. a. 158. Heedful, regardful. ATTENTIVELY, ât-tễn'tiv-lè. ad. Heedfully, carefully. ATTENTIVENESS, ät-têntv-nes. s. Heedful. ness, attention. ATTENUANT, ât-tễn'd-Ant. a. Endued with the power of making thin or slender. ATTENUATE, át-tên ù-åte. a. 91. Made thin, or slender. ATTENUATION, ât-tên-d-à'shân. s. The act of making any thing thin or slender. ATTER, &ttar. s. 93. Corrupt matter. To ATTEST, át-test'. v. a. To bear witness of, to witness; to call to witness. 559.-Fate, får, fåll, fât ;-mè, mêt ;-plne, pin ; tage. ATTESTATION, ât-tês-tà'shån. s. Testimony, || AVAILMENT, â-våle'mênt. s. Usefulness, advan To AVALE, á-vale'. v. a. To let fall, to depress AVANT-GUARD, â-vant'gård s. The van. AVARICE, âv'â-ris. s. 142. Covetousness, insatiable desire. Hard by. evidence. ATTIGUOUS, ât-tig'i-ds. a. To ATTINGE, åt-tinje'. v. a. Te ATTIRE, åt-tire'. v. a. to array. ATTIRE, ât-tire'. s. Clothes, dress; in hunting, the horns of a buck or stag; in botany, the flower of a plant is divided into three paris, the impalement, the foliation, and the attire. ATTIRER, ât-trår. s. One that attires another,|| a dresser. ATTITUDE, ât'tè-tude. s. A posture; the posture or action in which a statue or painted figure is placed. ATTOLENT, åt-tôl'lênt. a. That which raises or lifts up. ATTORNEY, ât-tår'nè. s. 165. Such a person as ATTORNMENT, ât-tårn'ment. s. A yielding of ATTRACTION, ât-tråk'shân. s. The power of enticing. ATTRACTIVE, åt-tråk't?v. a. 158. Having the ATTRACTIVELY, ât-tråk'tiv-lè. ad. With the ATTRACTIVENESS, ât-tråk'tiv-nês. 8. The quality of being attractive. ATTRACTOR, at-tråk'tår. s. 98. The agent that attracts. ATTRACTATION, ât-trâk-tå'shun. s. Frequent|| handling. ATTRAHENT, ât'trå-hent. s. 503, f. That which draws. ATTRIBUTABLE, ât-trîb ́ù-tå-bl. a. That which may be ascribed or attributed. To ATTRIBUTE, åt-tribute. v. a. 492. To ascribe, to vield; to impute, as to a cause. ATTRIBUTE, åt tré-bate. s 492. The thing attributed to another; quality adherent; a thing belonging to another, an appendant; reputation, honour. ATTRIBUTION, ât-trè-bà'shån. s. Commenda- ATTRITE, åt-trite'. a. Ground, worn by rubbing. worn. AVARICIOUS, &v-â-rish'ås. a. 292. Covetous. AUCTIONEER, åwk-shån-èèr'. s. The person dence. AUDACITY, åw-dâs'è-tè. s. 511. Spirit, boldness. AUDIBLE, aw'dè-bl. a. 405. That which may be perceived by hearing; loud enough to be heard. AUDIBLENESS, åw dé-bl-nes. s. Capableness of being heard. AUDIBLY, àw'dè-blè. ad. In such a manner as to be heard. AUDIENCE, aw'dè-ênse. s. 293, 294. The act of AUDIT, aw dit. s. A final account. AUDITION, aw-dish'an. s. 507. Hearing. AUDITORY, aw'dé-tår-rẻ. s. An audience, a col- To AVEL, å-vel'. v. a. To pull away. To revenge; to AVENAGE, âv'èn-idje. s. 90. A certain quantity of oats paid to a landlord. ATTRITION, ât-trish'un. s. 507. The act of wear-To AVENGE, á-vẻnje'. v. a. ing things by rubbing; grief for sin, arising only from the fear of punishment; the lowest degree of repentance. To ATTUNE, àt-tune'. v. a. To make any thing musical; to tune one thing to another.-See TUNE. ATWEEN, â-twèèn'. ad. or prep. Betwixt, be tween. ATWIXT, &-twikst'. prep. In the middle of two To AVAIL, â-våle'. v. a. To profit, to turn to pro- punish. AVENGEANCE, â-ven'janse. s. 244. Punishment. AVENGEMENT, &-vènje'ment. s. Vengeance, revenge. AVENGER, â-vên'jår. s. Punisher; revenger, AVENS, âv'ênz. s. Herb Bennet. To AVER, å-ver'. v. a. To declare positively. Establishment of mnỏ, môve, nor, nốt;—tube, tôb, bull;—á; pound ;—thin, THIS. To AVERRUNCATE, âv-ér-rông'kåte. v. a. To AVERSE, á-vèrse'. a. Malign, not favourable; not pleased with, unwilling to. AVERSELY, -vèrse'lè. ad."Unwillingly; backwardly. AVERSENESS, â-verse'nês. s. Unwillingness; backwardness. AVERSION, 4-vèr'shẩm. s. Hatred, dislike, detestation; the cause of aversion. To AVERT, à-vert. v. a. To turn aside, to turn of, to put by. AUGER, Awgur. s. 98, 166. A carpenter's tool to bore holes with. AUGHT, int pronoam. 393. Any thing. This word is not a pronoun, as Dr. Johnson bas marked it, but a substantive. To AUGMENT, åwg-ment. v. a. To increase, to make bigger or more. To AUGMENT, Awg-ment'. v. n To increase, to grow bigger. AUGMENT, awg'ment. s. 492. Increase; state of increase. AUGMENTATION, Awg-m3n-tå'shin. s. The act of increasing or making bigger; the state of being made bigger; the thing added, by which another is made bigger. ACGR, Agir. s. 98, 166. One who pretends to predict by the flight of birds. To AGCB, i gir. v. n. To guess, to conjecture by signs. To AUGU KATE, àw'gå-råte. v. n. 91. To judge AUGURIAL, kw-gré-ál. a. Relating to augury. AUGU RY, aw gå-rè. s. 179. The act of prognostarating by omens; the rules observed by augurs; an omen or prediction. AUGUST, kw-gust'. a. 494. Great, grand, royal,|| magnificent. AUGUST, àw ́gust. s. The name of the eighth|| mouth from January inclusive. AUGUSINESS, àw-gust'nès. s. Elevation of look, dignity. AVIARY, à vé-ré. s. 505. A place enclosed to keep birds in AVIDITY, 4-vid'è-tè. s. Greediness, eagerness. AVITOUS. av?-ts. a. 503, 314. Left by a man's ancestors. Not und. To AVIZE, &-vize. v. a. To counsel; to bethink hmself, to consider. A LD, wid, a Old. Not used. AVOCATION, Av-vd-kh'shản. s. The act of call- In AVOID, &-võid. v. n. 299. To shun, to escape, to endeavour to shun; to evacuate, to Ta AVOID, 4-völd. v. n. To retire; to become 1* +1 or vacant. AVOIDABLE, 4-võid'à-bl. a. That which may be avoided or escaped. AVOIDANCE, -võld'äuse, s. The act of avoiding, the course by which any thing is carried off. AVUIDER, -võidèr. s. 98. The person that shram any thing; the person that carries any thing way, the vessel in which things are carried away. AVOIDLESS, 4-völd lės. a. Inevitable | || AVOIRDUPOIS, âv-ér-dů-pölz'. a. 302. A kind of weight, of which a pound contains sixteen ounces, and is in proportion to a pound Troy as 17 to 14. AVOLATION, âv-d-la'shan. s. The flying away. To AVOUCH, â-võåtsh'. v. a. To affirm, to maintain; to produce in favour of another ; to vindicate, to justify. AVOUCH, â-voûtsh'. s. 313. Declaration, evi dence. AVOUCHABLE, â-vôûtsh ́â-bl. a. That may be avouched. AVOUCHER, â-voåtsh'êr. s. He that avouches. To AVOW, â-võà'. v. a. To justify, to declare openly. AVOWABLE, à-vôâ-bl. a. That which may be openly declared. AVOWAL, â-võű'ål. s. Justificatory declaration AVOWEDLY, â-vod ́ed-lè. ad. 364. In an avowed manner. AVOWEE, âv-dd-e'. s. He to whom the right of advowson of any church belongs. AVOWER, å-võú ́år. s. 98. He that avows or justifies. AVOWRY, a-vdard. . Where one takes a distress, the taker shall justify for what cause he took it; which is called his avowry. AVOWSAL, â-vôů zâl. s. 412. A confession. AVOWTRY, à-vỏû'trè. s. Adultery. AURATE, awrate. s. A sort of pear. AURELIA, åw-rè'lè-â. A term used for the first apparent change of the eruca or maggot of any species of insects ; the chrysalis. AURICLE, aw'rè-kl. s. 405. The external ear; two appendages of the heart, being two mus cular caps, covering the two ventricles thereof. AURICULA, àw-rik'u-lå. s. Bear's ear; a flower. AURICULAR, àw-rik'u-lår. a. Within the sense or reach of hearing; secret, told in the ear. AURICULARLY, aw-rik'u-lâr-lè. ad. In a secret manner. AURIFEROUS, åw-rif'fè-rås. a. That which produces gold. AŬRIGATION, àw-rè-ga'shan. s. The act of driving carriages. Not used. AURIST, aw'rist. s. One who professes to cure disorders of the ear. Ash. AURORA, aw-ro'râ. s. 545. A species of crow. foot; the goddess that opens the gates of day, poetically the morning. AUSCULTATION, åws-kål-tå ́shûn. s. A hearkening or listening to. AUSPICE, aw spis. s. 140, 142. The omens of any future under taking drawn from birds; protection, favour shown ; influence; good derived to others from the piety of their patron. AUSPICIAL, aw-spish'al. a. 292. Relating to prognosticks. With omens AUSPICIOUS, àw-spish'as. a. 292. of success ; prosperous, fortunate; favourable, kind, propitious; lucky, happy, applied to things. AUSPICIOUSLY, àw-spish ́ås-lè. ad. Happily, prosperously. AUSPICIOUSNESS, &w-spish'us-nes. s. Pros- AUSTRAL, ws'trål. a. Southern. |