adv. With abhorrence. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Meanly; servilely. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Precipitously. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. (Bot.) pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex, i.e. without an odd leaflet, or other appendage, at the end; -- said of a leaf shape
Syn. -- even-pinnate, paripinnate [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In an absent or abstracted manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With abstinence. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an abstract state or manner; separately; absolutely; by itself; as, matter abstractly considered. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a sufficient degree; fully; amply; plentifully; in large measure. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without accent. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably; -- followed by with or to. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an acquiescent manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without action or spirit. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a suitable manner. [ R. ] Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an adherent manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. So as to be adjacent. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By way of addition or adjunct; in connection with. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an adroit manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Abundantly; copiously. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an alert manner; nimbly. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Zool.) A bark beetle that makes and feeds on ambrosia{ 4 }. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

adv. 1. In ancient times. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In an ancient manner. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. (Zool.) Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake of the honeydew which they secrete; plural of ant cow. See Aphips. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Previously; before in time; at a time preceding; as, antecedently to conversion. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. auntelere, OF. antoillier, andoiller, endouiller, fr. F. andouiller, fr. an assumed LL. antocularis, fr. L. ante before + oculus eye. See Ocular. ] (Zool.) The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag. [ 1913 Webster ]

Huge stags with sixteen antlers. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The branch next to the head is called the brow antler, and the branch next above, the bez antler, or bay antler. The main stem is the beam, and the branches are often called tynes. Antlers are deciduous bony (not horny) growths, and are covered with a periosteum while growing. See Velvet. [ 1913 Webster ]

Antler moth (Zool.), a destructive European moth (Cerapteryx graminis), which devastates grass lands. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnished with antlers. [ 1913 Webster ]

The antlered stag. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Antilæ [ L., a pump, Gr, &unr_; hold of a ship ] (Zool.) The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See Lepidoptera. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Openly; clearly. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. apostle, apostel, postle, AS. apostol, L. apostolus, fr. Gr. &unr_; messenger, one sent forth or away, fr. &unr_; to send off or away; &unr_; from + &unr_; to send; akin to G. stellen to set, E. stall: cf. F. apôtre, Of. apostre, apostle, apostele, apostole. ] 1. Literally: One sent forth; a messenger. Specifically: One of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his companions and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the gospel. [ 1913 Webster ]

He called unto him his disciples, and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles. Luke vi. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The title of apostle is also applied to others, who, though not of the number of the Twelve, yet were equal with them in office and dignity; as, “Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ.” 1 Cor. i. 1. In Heb. iii. 1, the name is given to Christ himself, as having been sent from heaven to publish the gospel. In the primitive church, other ministers were called apostles (Rom. xvi. 7). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The missionary who first plants the Christian faith in any part of the world; also, one who initiates any great moral reform, or first advocates any important belief; one who has extraordinary success as a missionary or reformer; as, Dionysius of Corinth is called the apostle of France, John Eliot the apostle to the Indians, Theobald Mathew the apostle of temperance. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Civ. & Admiralty Law) A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts. Wharton. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Apostles' creed, a creed of unknown origin, which was formerly ascribed to the apostles. It certainly dates back to the beginning of the sixth century, and some assert that it can be found in the writings of Ambrose in the fourth century. --
Apostle spoon (Antiq.), a spoon of silver, with the handle terminating in the figure of an apostle. One or more were offered by sponsors at baptism as a present to the godchild. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or dignity of an apostle. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. Visibly. [ Obs. ] Hobbes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently. [ 1913 Webster ]

If he should scorn me so apparently. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Seemingly; in appearance; as, a man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an apt or suitable manner; fitly; properly; pertinently; appropriately; readily. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. arch- + butler. ] A chief butler; -- an officer of the German empire. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an ardent manner; eagerly; with warmth; affectionately; passionately. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) The five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea urchins. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Notoriously, in an ill sense; infamously; impudently; shamefully. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Wanting art, knowledge, or skill; ignorant; unskillful. [ 1913 Webster ]

Artless of stars and of the moving sand. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Contrived without skill or art; inartistic. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Artless and massy pillars. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Free from guile, art, craft, or stratagem; characterized by simplicity and sincerity; sincere; guileless; ingenuous; honest; as, an artless mind; an artless tale. [ 1913 Webster ]

They were plain, artless men, without the least appearance of enthusiasm or credulity about them. Porteus. [ 1913 Webster ]

O, how unlike the complex works of man,
Heaven's easy, artless, unencumbered plan! Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Simple; unaffected; sincere; undesigning; guileless; unsophisticated; open; frank; candid. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an artless manner; without art, skill, or guile; unaffectedly. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being artless, or void of art or guile; simplicity; sincerity. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With art or skill. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a manner to give aid. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without aid or help. [ R. ] Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an astringent manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) A genus of small glassy heteropod mollusks found swimming at the surface in mid ocean. See Heteropod. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) (a) Relating to the atlas. (b) Anterior; cephalic. Barclay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Atlant&unr_;us. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the isle Atlantis, which the ancients allege was sunk, and overwhelmed by the ocean. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to, or resembling, Atlas; strong. [ 1913 Webster ]

With Atlantean shoulders, fit to bear
The weight of mightiest monarchies. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, pl. of &unr_;. See Atlas. ] (Arch.) Figures or half figures of men, used as columns to support an entablature; -- called also telamones. See Caryatides. Oxf. Gloss. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Atlanticus, fr. Atlas. See Atlas and Atlantes. ] 1. Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean (called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the Atlantic telegraph. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Descended from Atlas. [ 1913 Webster ]

The seven Atlantic sisters. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L. See Atlantes. ] The Pleiades or seven stars, fabled to have been the daughters of Atlas. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Atlases [ L. Atlas, -antis, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of heaven; also Mt. Atlas, in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar of heaven. It is from the root of tlh^nai to bear. See Tolerate. ] 1. One who sustains a great burden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) The first vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A collection of maps in a volume; -- supposed to be so called from a picture of Atlas supporting the world, prefixed to some collections. This name is said to have been first used by Mercator, the celebrated geographer, in the 16th century. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A volume of plates illustrating any subject. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from or arrangement; as, an historical atlas. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; -- called also atlas folio. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

Atlas powder, see Atlas powder in the vocabulary; a blasting compound containing nitroglycerin. [ 1913 Webster ]