English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Amaranthus
(n.)
Alt. of Amarantus
Amarantus
(n.)
Same as Amaranth.
Amarine
(n.)
A characteristic crystalline substance, obtained from oil
of bitter almonds.
Amaritude
(n.)
Bitterness.
Amaryllidaceous
(a.)
Alt. of Amaryllideous
Amaryllideous
(a.)
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants
differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the
/etals. The narcissus and daffodil are members of this family.
Amaryllis
(n.)
A pastoral sweetheart.
Amaryllis
(n.)
A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna
lily.
Amaryllis
(n.)
A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty,
including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others.
Amass
(v. t.)
To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great
quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to
amass words or phrases.
Amass
(n.)
A mass; a heap.
Amassable
(a.)
Capable of being amassed.
Amassed
(imp. & p. p.)
of Amass
Amasser
(n.)
One who amasses.
Amassette
(n.)
An instrument of horn used for collecting painters'
colors on the stone in the process of grinding.
Amassing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Amass
Amassment
(n.)
An amassing; a heap collected; a large quantity or
number brought together; an accumulation.
Amasthenic
(a.)
Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a
certain kind of lens; amacratic.
Amate
(v. t.)
To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt.
Amate
(v. t.)
To be a mate to; to match.