अंग्रेजी अंग्रेजी शब्दकोश

A tuft like that of the egret.

A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle.

A needle-shaped peak.

An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.

A point or tag at the end of a fringe or lace; an aglet.

One of the ornamental tags, cords, or loops on some military and naval uniforms.

See Aglet.

To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what ails the man? I know not what ails him.

To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill or indisposed or in trouble.

Indisposition or morbid affection.

Same as Ailantus.

A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The tree imperfectly di/cious, and the staminate or male plant is very offensive when blossom.

of Ail

A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, -- being the prototype of the modern epaulet.

of Ail

Indisposition; morbid affection of the body; -- not applied ordinarily to acute diseases.

A group of the Carnivora, which includes the cats, civets, and hyenas.

The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.

To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at some person or vice).

To guess or conjecture.