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Abies excelsaBurgundy Bur"gun*dy, n.
1. An old province of France (in the eastern central part).
2. A richly flavored wine, mostly red, made in Burgundy,
France.
Burgundy pitch, a resinous substance prepared from the
exudation of the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) by
melting in hot water and straining through cloth. The
genuine Burgundy pitch, supposed to have been first
prepared in Burgundy, is rare, but there are many
imitations. It has a yellowish brown color, is translucent
and hard, but viscous. It is used in medicinal plasters. Abies excelsaFrankincense Frank"in*cense, n. [OF. franc free, pure + encens
incense.]
A fragrant, aromatic resin, or gum resin, burned as an
incense in religious rites or for medicinal fumigation. The
best kinds now come from East Indian trees, of the genus
Boswellia; a commoner sort, from the Norway spruce (Abies
excelsa) and other coniferous trees. The frankincense of the
ancient Jews is still unidentified. Acceptance of a bill of exchange Note: In modern law, proposal and acceptance are the
constituent elements into which all contracts are
resolved.
Acceptance of a bill of exchange, check, draft, or
order, is an engagement to pay it according to the terms.
This engagement is usually made by writing the word
``accepted' across the face of the bill.
Acceptance of goods, under the statute of frauds, is an
intelligent acceptance by a party knowing the nature of
the transaction.
6. Meaning; acceptation. [Obs.]
Acceptance of persons, partiality, favoritism. See under
Accept. AchroodextrinAchroodextrin Ach`ro*["o]*dex"trin, n. [Gr. ? colorless + E.
dextrin.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Dextrin not colorable by iodine. See Dextrin. Administration with the will annexed 4. (Law)
(a) The management and disposal, under legal authority, of
the estate of an intestate, or of a testator having no
competent executor.
(b) The management of an estate of a deceased person by an
executor, the strictly corresponding term execution
not being in use.
Administration with the will annexed, administration
granted where the testator has appointed no executor, or
where his appointment of an executor for any cause has
failed, as by death, incompetency, refusal to act, etc.
Syn: Conduct; management; direction; regulation; execution;
dispensation; distribution. AEgeria or Sannina exitiosaPeach Peach, n. [OE. peche, peshe, OF. pesche, F. p[^e]che,
fr. LL. persia, L. Persicum (sc. malum) a Persian apple, a
peach. Cf. Persian, and Parsee.] (Bot.)
A well-known high-flavored juicy fruit, containing one or two
seeds in a hard almond-like endocarp or stone; also, the tree
which bears it (Prunus, or Amygdalus Persica). In the wild
stock the fruit is hard and inedible.
Guinea, or Sierra Leone, peach, the large edible berry
of the Sarcocephalus esculentus, a rubiaceous climbing
shrub of west tropical Africa.
Palm peach, the fruit of a Venezuelan palm tree (Bactris
speciosa).
Peach color, the pale red color of the peach blossom.
Peach-tree borer (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a clearwing moth
([AE]geria, or Sannina, exitiosa) of the family
[AE]geriid[ae], which is very destructive to peach trees
by boring in the wood, usually near the ground; also, the
moth itself. See Illust. under Borer. Alectryon excelsumOak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D.
eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]
1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks
have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and
staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,
called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a
scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now
recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly
fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,
Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few
barely reaching the northern parts of South America and
Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand
proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually
hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary
rays, forming the silver grain.
2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.
Note: Among the true oaks in America are:
Barren oak, or
Black-jack, Q. nigra.
Basket oak, Q. Michauxii.
Black oak, Q. tinctoria; -- called also yellow or
quercitron oak.
Bur oak (see under Bur.), Q. macrocarpa; -- called also
over-cup or mossy-cup oak.
Chestnut oak, Q. Prinus and Q. densiflora.
Chinquapin oak (see under Chinquapin), Q. prinoides.
Coast live oak, Q. agrifolia, of California; -- also
called enceno.
Live oak (see under Live), Q. virens, the best of all
for shipbuilding; also, Q. Chrysolepis, of California.
Pin oak. Same as Swamp oak.
Post oak, Q. obtusifolia.
Red oak, Q. rubra.
Scarlet oak, Q. coccinea.
Scrub oak, Q. ilicifolia, Q. undulata, etc.
Shingle oak, Q. imbricaria.
Spanish oak, Q. falcata.
Swamp Spanish oak, or
Pin oak, Q. palustris.
Swamp white oak, Q. bicolor.
Water oak, Q. aguatica.
Water white oak, Q. lyrata.
Willow oak, Q. Phellos. Among the true oaks in Europe
are:
Bitter oak, or
Turkey oak, Q. Cerris (see Cerris).
Cork oak, Q. Suber.
English white oak, Q. Robur.
Evergreen oak,
Holly oak, or
Holm oak, Q. Ilex.
Kermes oak, Q. coccifera.
Nutgall oak, Q. infectoria.
Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus
Quercus, are:
African oak, a valuable timber tree (Oldfieldia
Africana).
Australian, or She, oak, any tree of the genus
Casuarina (see Casuarina).
Indian oak, the teak tree (see Teak).
Jerusalem oak. See under Jerusalem.
New Zealand oak, a sapindaceous tree (Alectryon
excelsum).
Poison oak, the poison ivy. See under Poison. AlexandersAlexanders Al`ex*an"ders, Alisanders Al`i*san"ders, n. [OE.
alisaundre, OF. alissandere, fr. Alexander or Alexandria.]
(Bot)
A name given to two species of the genus Smyrnium, formerly
cultivated and used as celery now is; -- called also horse
parsely. AlexandrianAlexandrian Al`ex*an"dri*an, a.
1. Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt; as, the
Alexandrian library.
2. Applied to a kind of heroic verse. See Alexandrine, n. Alexandrine
Alexandrine Al`ex*an"drine (?; 277), a.
Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian. --Bancroft.
Alexandrine
Alexandrine Al`ex*an"drine, n. [F. alexandrin.]
A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables.
The needless Alexandrine ends the song, That, like a
wounded snake, drags its slow length along. --Pope.
Alexia
Alexia A*lex"i*a, n. [NL.; a- not + Gr. ? speech, fr. ? to
speak, confused with L. legere to read.] (Med.)
(a) As used by some, inability to read aloud, due to brain
disease.
(b) More commonly, inability, due to brain disease, to
understand written or printed symbols although they can
be seen, as in case of word blindness.
AlexipharmacAlexipharmac A*lex`i*phar"mac, Alexipharmacal
A*lex`i*phar"ma*cal, a. & n. [See Alexipharmic.]
Alexipharmic. [Obs.] AlexipharmacalAlexipharmac A*lex`i*phar"mac, Alexipharmacal
A*lex`i*phar"ma*cal, a. & n. [See Alexipharmic.]
Alexipharmic. [Obs.] Alexipharmic
Alexipharmic A*lex`i*phar"mic, Alexipharmical
A*lex`i*phar"mic*al, a. [Gr. ? keeping off poison; ? to keep
off + ? drug, poison: cf. F. alexipharmaque.] (Med.)
Expelling or counteracting poison; antidotal.
Alexipharmic
Alexipharmic A*lex`i*phar"mic, n. (Med.)
An antidote against poison or infection; a counterpoison.
Alexipharmical
Alexipharmic A*lex`i*phar"mic, Alexipharmical
A*lex`i*phar"mic*al, a. [Gr. ? keeping off poison; ? to keep
off + ? drug, poison: cf. F. alexipharmaque.] (Med.)
Expelling or counteracting poison; antidotal.
Alexipyretic
Alexipyretic A*lex`i*py*ret"ic, a. [Gr. ? + ? burning heat,
fever, ? fire.] (Med.)
Serving to drive off fever; antifebrile. -- n. A febrifuge.
Alexiteric
Alexiteric A*lex`i*ter"ic, Alexiterical A*lex`i*ter"ic*al,
a. [Gr. ? fit to keep off or help, fr. ? one who keeps off,
helper; ? to keep off: cf. F. alexit[`e]re.] (Med.)
Resisting poison; obviating the effects of venom;
alexipharmic.
Alexiteric
Alexiteric A*lex`i*ter"ic, n. [Gr. ? a remedy, an amulet: cf.
F. alexit[`e]re, LL. alexiterium.] (Med.)
A preservative against contagious and infectious diseases,
and the effects of poison in general. --Brande & C.
Alexiterical
Alexiteric A*lex`i*ter"ic, Alexiterical A*lex`i*ter"ic*al,
a. [Gr. ? fit to keep off or help, fr. ? one who keeps off,
helper; ? to keep off: cf. F. alexit[`e]re.] (Med.)
Resisting poison; obviating the effects of venom;
alexipharmic.
alveolar indexGnathic Gnath"ic, a. [Gr. ? the jaw.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the jaw.
Gnathic index, in a skull, the ratio of the distance from
the middle of the nasofrontal suture to the basion (taken
equal to 100), to the distance from the basion to the
middle of the front edge of the upper jaw; -- called also
alveolar index.
Skulls with the gnathic index below 98 are
orthognathous, from 98 to 103 mesognathous, and
above 103 are prognathous. --Flower. Ambidexter
Ambidexter Am`bi*dex"ter, n.
1. A person who uses both hands with equal facility.
2. Hence: A double-dealer; one equally ready to act on either
side in party disputes.
The rest are hypocrites, ambidexters, so many
turning pictures -- a lion on one side, a lamb on
the other. --Burton.
3. (Law) A juror who takes money from both parties for giving
his verdict. --Cowell.
Ambidexter
Ambidexter Am"bi*dex"ter, a. [LL., fr. L. ambo both + dexter
right, dextra (sc. manus) the right hand.]
Using both hands with equal ease. --Smollett.
Ambidextral
Ambidextral Am`bi*dex"tral, a.
Pertaining equally to the right-hand side and the left-hand
side. --Earle.
Ambidextrously
Ambidextrously Am"bi*dex"trous*ly, adv.
In an ambidextrous manner; cunningly.
Ambidextrousness
Ambidextrousness Am`bi*dex"trous*ness, n.
The quality of being ambidextrous; ambidexterity.
Amblystoma MexicanumSiredon Si*re"don, n. [NL., from Gr. ??? a siren.] (Zo["o]l.)
The larval form of any salamander while it still has external
gills; especially, one of those which, like the axolotl
(Amblystoma Mexicanum), sometimes lay eggs while in this
larval state, but which under more favorable conditions lose
their gills and become normal salamanders. See also
Axolotl. Amplexation
Amplexation Am`plex*a"tion, n. [L. amplexari to embrace.]
An embrace. [Obs.]
An humble amplexation of those sacred feet. --Bp. Hall.
Amplexicaul
Amplexicaul Am*plex"i*caul, a. [L. amplexus, p. p. of amplecti
to encircle, to embrace + caulis stem: cf. F. amplexicaule.]
(Bot.)
Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves.
--Gray.
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