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Adamite
Adamite Ad"am*ite, n. [From Adam.]
1. A descendant of Adam; a human being.
2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of visionaries, who,
professing to imitate the state of Adam, discarded the use
of dress in their assemblies.
Atacamite
Atacamite A*tac"a*mite, n. [From the desert of Atacama, where
found.] (Min.)
An oxychloride of copper, usually in emerald-green prismatic
crystals.
Bedlamite
Bedlamite Bed"lam*ite, n.
An inhabitant of a madhouse; a madman. ``Raving bedlamites.'
--Beattie.
Benjamite
Benjamite Ben"ja*mite, n.
A descendant of Benjamin; one of the tribe of Benjamin.
--Judg. iii. 15.
Benthamite
Benthamite Ben"tham*ite, n.
One who believes in Benthamism.
CalamiteCalamite Cal"a*mite, n. [L. calamus a reed: cf. F. calamite.]
(Paleon.)
A fossil plant of the coal formation, having the general form
of plants of the modern Equiseta (the Horsetail or Scouring
Rush family) but sometimes attaining the height of trees, and
having the stem more or less woody within. See Acrogen, and
Asterophyllite. Catamite
Catamite Cat"a*mite, n. [L. Catamitus, an old form of
Ganymedes Ganymede, Gr. ?.]
A boy kept for unnatural purposes.
DynamiteDynamite Dy"na*mite, n. [Gr. ? power. See Dynamic.] (Chem.)
An explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin absorbed
by some inert, porous solid, as infusorial earth, sawdust,
etc. It is safer than nitroglycerin, being less liable to
explosion from moderate shocks, or from spontaneous
decomposition. Dynamiter
Dynamiter Dy"na*mi`ter, n.
One who uses dynamite; esp., one who uses it for the
destruction of life and property.
Elamite
Elamite E"lam*ite, n.
A dweller in Flam (or Susiana), an ancient kingdom of
Southwestern Asia, afterwards a province of Persia.
Gothamite
Gothamite Go"tham*ite, n.
1. A gothamist.
2. An inhabitant of New York city. [Jocular] --Irving.
GrahamiteGrahamite Gra"ham*ite, n. [See Graham bread.]
One who follows the dietetic system of Graham. [U. S.] HamiteHamite Ha"mite, n.[L. hamus hook.] (Paleon.)
A fossil cephalopod of the genus Hamites, related to the
ammonites, but having the last whorl bent into a hooklike
form. HellgamiteHellgamite Hell"ga*mite, Hellgramite Hell"gra*mite, n.
(Zo["o]l.)
The aquatic larva of a large American winged insect
(Corydalus cornutus), much used a fish bait by anglers; the
dobson. It belongs to the Neuroptera. HellgramiteHellgamite Hell"ga*mite, Hellgramite Hell"gra*mite, n.
(Zo["o]l.)
The aquatic larva of a large American winged insect
(Corydalus cornutus), much used a fish bait by anglers; the
dobson. It belongs to the Neuroptera. Islamite
Islamite Is"lam*ite, n.
A Mohammedan.
Ludlamite
Ludlamite Lud"lam*ite, n. [Named after Mr. Ludlam, of London.]
(Min.)
A mineral occurring in small, green, transparent, monoclinic
crystals. It is a hydrous phosphate of iron.
PotamitesPotamian Po*ta"mi*an, n. [Gr. ? river.] (Zo["o]l.)
A river tortoise; one of a group of tortoises (Potamites,
or Trionychoidea) having a soft shell, webbed feet, and a
sharp beak. See Trionyx. SamiteSamite Sa"mite, a. [OF. samit, LL. samitum, examitum, from
LGr. ?, ? woven with six threads; Gr. ? six + ? a thread. See
Six, and cf. Dimity.]
A species of silk stuff, or taffeta, generally interwoven
with gold. --Tennyson.
In silken samite she was light arrayed. --Spenser. Withamite
Withamite With"am*ite (w[i^][th]"am*[imac]t), n. [From its
discoverer, H. Witham.] (Min.)
A variety of epidote, of a reddish color, found in Scotland.
Zamite
Zamite a"mite, n. (Paleon.)
A fossil cycad of the genus Zamia.
Meaning of Amite from wikipedia
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Amite may
refer to:
Amite City, Louisiana, town in and the
parish seat of
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, US
Amite County, Mississippi,
county in the state...
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Amite City (/eɪˈmiːt/ ay-MEET or /eɪˈmɪt/ ay-MIT;
commonly just
Amite) is a town in and the seat of
Tangipahoa Parish in
southeastern Louisiana, United...
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named after the
Amite River,
which runs
through the county.
Amite County is part of the McComb, MS
micropolitan statistical area.
Amite County was established...
- The
Amite River /ˈeɪ.mit/ (French: Rivière
Amite) is a
tributary of Lake
Maurepas in
Mississippi and
Louisiana in the
United States. It is
about 117 miles...
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Amite County Courthouse is in Liberty, Mississippi, the
county seat for
Amite County, Mississippi. It was
built from 1839–1840 and is the
oldest extant...
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Amite Hasan (born 15
September 2001) is a
Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his List A
debut for
Shinepukur Cricket Club in the 2018–19
Dhaka Premier Division...
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Amite High
Magnet School is a
public high
school in
Amite City, Louisiana,
United States. It is
governed by the
Tangipahoa Parish School Board.
Amite...
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tenth overall in the 2021 NFL draft.
Smith attended Amite High
Magnet School in his
hometown of
Amite City, Louisiana. He pla****
basketball and football...
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parish muni****lities
classified as cities. The area has been
known as
Amite Springs, Hill's Springs, and
Denham Springs. The
original land
claims of...
- Gillsburg, also
spelled as Gillsburgh, is an
unincorporated community in
Amite County, Mississippi,
United States. The
community is part of the McComb...
