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MALEK (s. from the Heb. fignifying a people that takes away every thing) A man's name, the fon of Elephas. Gen. xxxvi. 12.

Anilekites (s. plu. from Amalek) The defcendants of

Analek.

AMALGAM, AMAL/GAMA (s. from the Greek apa together, and yaow to marry) The mixture of metals by amalgamation.

Amalgamate (v. 1. from amalgam) To mix any metal with quickúlver in order to render it foft and ductile. Amagamating (p. from amalgamate) Mixing metals with quickfilver.

Amalgamation (s. from amalgamate) The art or procefs of amalgamating metals.

Amalgaming s. obfdete) The art of mixing metals. Chaucer.

AMAN (1.) A man's name. Tob. xiv. 10. AMANA (s. from the Heb. fignifying integrity) The name of a mountain. Cant. iv. 8.

AMAND (v. not used from the Lat. ab from, and mando to command To fend away.

Amanda'tion (s. from amand, not much ujed) The aft of fending away on any meilage or employment. AMAN'SES (s. in chymftry) Precious tones.

AMANUENSIS (3. from the Lat. One who writes what another dictates.

AMA'RACUM (s. in botany) Sweet marjoram. AMARANTH (s. in botany, from the Greek a not, and para to fade) The name of a plant. In poetry, an imaginary flower, fuppofed, according to its name,

never to fade.

Amaranthine (adj. from amaranth) Belonging to the amaranth, never fading.

AMARANTHOIDES (s. in botany) A diftinct genus of plants. The flowers of the amaranthoides being dried will keep their colour for many years. AMARELLA (s. in botany) Milkwort, feverfeu. AMARIAH (s. from the Heb. fignifying the excellence of the Lord) A man's name.

AMARITUDE (s. from the Lat. amaritudo) Bitterness. AM'AROUS, AMA'RULENT (adj. not much used, from the Lat. amarus) Bitter, froward.

Amarulence (s. not much used, from amarulent) Amaritude, bitterness.

AMAR'ULENCE (s. not much used) Bitterness. Scott. AMA'SA (s. from the Heb. fgnifying a preferver of the people) A man's name.

Amated (adj. obfolete) Dark, confused.

Chaucer.

Aasiment (s. from amals) A heap, a collection, an ac

cumulation.

AMASO BIANS (s. plu. from the Greek apata a chariot, and Bug life) A people who had neither houses nor tents, but lived in chariots.

AMA'SS (v. t. from the French amaffer To collect together into a heap, to form a mais, to gather together in great quantities. Figuratively, to colle& a jumble of ideas, to add one thing to another indifcreetly. Amisled (p. frum amafs) Collected into one heap or

mais.

Amasing (p. a. from amafs) Collecting, heaping up. Acute (.. obfolete, from a, and mate) To accompany, to terrify. Spenfer. AMATHES (3.) The name of a country. 1 Mac. xii. 25. AMATOR CULIST is not much ujed, from the Lat. amafor a luar) An infignificant lover, a pretender to affaction.

AMATORY (adj. not much used, from the Lat. amo to e) Belonging to love, causing love.

AMAURO'SIS (5. in pharmacy, from the Greek anarpow toture) A dimneis of fight without any visible defed in the eye.

A syde (adj. obfolete) Amazed.
AMÁYL (s. in old records) Enamel.

AMAZE (v. t. from a, and maze) To confufe, to furprize, to perplex, to terrify.

Amaze (s. from the verb) Aftonishment, confufion. Amazed (p. from amaze) Surprized, confounded, perplexed; with at: as, “I will make many people be a mazed at the:."

Amyzedly (atv. from amaze) Confufedly, with afto

tuhment.

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One of the warlike women that inhabited Caucafus, f called from the practice that prevailed amongst them, of cutting off one of their breafts that they might handle their weapons the better. A warlike woman, a virago.

Amazonian (adj. from Amazon) Belonging to the Amazons, warlike.

AMBA'GES (s. from the Lat.) A circumlocution, a round of words, an indirect manner of speaking. Ambagious (adj. from ambages) Tedious, perplexed, circumlocutory.

AM'BASSADE (s. not used, from the French) An embaffy, the bufinefs or character of an ambafadour. Shakespeare. AMBAS SADOUR (s. from the French) A perfon fent in a public character from one ftate or power to another to represent and tranfact the bufinets of that state or power by which he is fent. In a lower fenfe, a person fent on any meffage.

Ambas tadreis (s. from ambaffadour) The lady of an ambaffadour. In droll ftyle, any woman fent on a meilage. Am/ballage (s. from ambaladour) An embaffy, the buf neis of an ambaffadour.

AM'BE (s. in anatomy) The fuperficial jutting out of a bone, an inftrument for reducing bones that are out of joint.

AMBE (s. from the Greek) The ridge or fide of a hill. AM'BER (s. from the Arab. anbar) A kind of gum or rofin, of a very fragrant fmell when rubbed, and high ly endowed with the quality of electricity. An/ber (adj. from the fubf.) Made of amber, confifting of amber.

Am'berdrink (s. from amber, and drink) Drink of the colour of amber.

Ambergreafe (s. an incorrect spelling) Ambergris. Ambergreece (s, an obfolete spelling) Ambergris. Am'bergris (s. in natural bistory, from amber, and gris gray) A folid, opaque, and fragrant fubitance of an ash colour, and melting like wax.

Ambering (adj. not much ujed, from amber) Giving the fmell of amber.

Amberfeed (s. from amber, and feed) A feed like nillet; it is cordial, and gives the breath an agreeable imeli after eating.

Am'bertree (s. from amber, and tree, in botany) A shrub, the leaves of which, on being rubbed, emit a fra grance refembling amber.

AMBIDENS (s. from the Lat.) A sheep that has teeth on both fides, a theave.

AM BIDEXTER (s. from the Lat.) A man who is equally ready in the use of both hands. In droll ftyle, one who is equally ready to act on both fides. Ambidexterity (s. from ambidexter) The power of using both hands alike, double dealing.

Ambidextrous (adj. from ambidexter) Ufing either hand alike, dealing on both fides.

Ambidex'troufnels (s. from ambidexter) The quality of being ambidextrous.

AMBIENT (adj. from the Lat, ambio to furround) Sur rounding, compaffing, investing.

AMBIFARIOUS (adj. not much used, from the Lat.) Having a double form.

AMBIGE/NAL (adj. in comics) Belonging to a particular kind of hyperbola. Nezuton. AM'BIGU (s. from the French) An entertainment in which the dishes are placed on the table without any kind of regularity.

Ambiguity (s. from ambiguous) Doubtfulness of meaning, obfcurity of expreffion, uncertainty of fignification. AMBIGUOUS (adj. from the Lat. am about, "and ago te doy Doubtful, having two meanings.

Ambiguously (adv. from ambiguous) Doubtfully, with double meaning.

Ambig/uouinefs is. from ambiguous) Doubtfulness, uncertainty of fignification.

AMBILOGY (s. from the Lat. ambo both, and the Greek keyes a word, not much ujed) Ambiguity of expreffion. AMEILOQUOUS (adj, from the Lat. ambo both, and toquor to speak, little ued) Speaking in doubtful or ambiguous expreffions."

Ambiloquy (s. from ambiloquous, not much ufet) Am. biguity of expreffion.

AMBIT (s. from the Lat. ambio to go round) The circuit or compais of any thing. AMBITION (s. from the Lat. ambio to use all endeavours to obtain) The defire of fomething higher than is poffeffed at prefent, a defire of fomething great and excellent, pride.

Ambitious (adj. from ambition) Touched with ambition, defirous of advancement, afpiring, proud; with of: as," Ambitious of glowy." E 2

Ambitiously

Ambitiously (alv. from ambitious) In an ambitious mander, proudly.

Ambitiouthefs (5. from ambitious) The quality of being ambitious.

Ambitude (s. from ambit) Circumference, circuit. AMBLE (. int. from the Lat. ambulo to qualk To move between a walk and a trot, to move with an eafy mo-" tion, to walk in an affed uruner. in drell, to move with fubmiffion, or under the direction of another.

Amble (s. from the verb, in korsemanship) A pace be-) tween a walk and a trot.

Ambler (s. from amble) A horfe that has been taught to amble, a pacer.

AMBLESIDE (5.) A town in Wetmoreland; it has a market on Wednesday, and is 269 miles from London. Ambleside (adj. from the fubf.) Belonging to Amblefide. Ambling (p. from amble) Moving on an amble, pacing. Amblingly (adv. from ambling) With an ambling

movement.

AMBLIGO/NIUM (s. in geimury) An obtuse angled triangle.

AMBLO'SIS (5. quith phyfcians, from the Greek) A mifcarriage, an abortion.

Amblo/tic (adj. from amblofis) Belonging to a miscarriage, producing an abortion.

Amniotics (s. from the adj.) Medicines producing an abortion.

AMBLYGON (s. in geometry) Any plain figure having an obtufe angle.

Amblygonal (adj. from amblygon) Belonging to an amblygon.

AMBLYOPY (5. from the Greek aufrug dull, and w↓ the fight) A dininefs of fight from old age, the gutta ferena.

AMBO, AM/BON (s. with ecclesiastic writers) A kind of desk or pulpit.

Am/bolfe (adj. of flete) Oblique. Chaucer. AMBOY'NA (5. in geography) An ifland in the Eaft-Indies fubject to the Dutch, famous for the barbarous expulfion of the English in the reign of James the first. AMBRA (s. from the Sax.) A meafure ufed by our Saxon ancestors.

AMBROSE (s. from the Greek, fignifying immortal) A

man's name.

AMBROSIA (5. from the Greek a not, and Bpolos mortal) The imaginary food of the gods, any thing eminently pleafing to the fmell or tafte. In botany, the name of a plant, a genus of plants.

Ambrofiac (adj. not much ujed, from ambroña) Ambrofial. Ambrofal (adj. from ambrofa) Belonging to ambrofia, delicious, grateful to the imell or taile. Ambrofian (adj. from Ambrose Belonging to the liturgy compofed by Ambrofe, bihop of Milan. Amory (s. Corrupted, from almonry) The place where alms are diftributed, an almonry, a pantry. AMBSACE (s. from ibe Lat. anibo both, and ace) A double ace.

AMBUBAJA (5. in botary) Wild fuccory. AMBULATION (5. from the Lat. ambulo to walk) The act of walking.

Ambulatory (, from ambulation) Having the faculty of walking, walking, moveable.

AMBURBIAL (alj, in antiquity) Belonging to thofe facrifices that were led round the city in folemn procefhon on certain occafions.

AM BURY (s. in furry) A bloody wart on any part of a horfe's body.

AMBUSCA DE (s. from the French embufende) An ambuth, a fecret place where men lie to furprize others. AMBUSCADO (5. from the Span.) A private poft, taken to furprize an enemy.

AMBUSH (s.rom the French bois a wood) The poft cupied by thofe who intend to furprize others, the act of furprizing others by lying in wait, the perfons that lie in wait to furprize.

Ambushed (adj, from ambush) Lying in ambush.
Ambushment (s. from ambuth, not much wed) Ambush.
AMBUST (adj. not much used, from the Lat, ambuo to
burn) Burnt.

Ambustion (3. from ambust) A burning, a burn, a feald.
Amearted (ady, obfolete) Fined.
Spenfer.
AMEL (s. from the French email) The fubftance or pre-
paration made ufe of in the art of enamelling.
Amell (prep. in the Scotch diale) Anong, betwixt.
A/melcorn (s.) A kind of grain for making ftarch,
Am'elet (1. from aumeler) A kind of pancake.
AME'N (v. of uncertain derivation) So be it, let it be fo.
Amen (s. from the verb) The very truth.
"Write theje
things faith the Amen."
AMENABLE (4j, from the French amener) Answerable,

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AMEND (v. t. from the Lat. amendo to meni) To corret, to reform, to reitore. Amend (. int.) To grow better. Amen/dable (adj. not much ujed, from arend) Capable of being mended.

Ame/dablenets (s. not much used, from amendable) The quality that renders capable of being mended. AMLINDE (5, from the French) A recompence for a fault committed, amends.

Ame:lued (p. from amend) Corrected, reformed, reitored, grown better.

Amer/der (s, from amend) One that amends. Amending (p. from: amend) Correcting, reftoring. Amer diss. obfolete) Amendment. Chanter. Amendment (s. from amend) A change for the better, a reformation, a recovery. În law, the correction of an error in a procets.

Amen'ds (s. from amende) A recompence for a fault, a compenfation; with tor: as, "He made ample amends for it."

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Chaucer.

Amerfeement, Amer'ciament (3. from amerce) The fine or pecuniary punishment of the offender who ftands at the mercy of the king or lord in his court. Amer/cer (s. from amerce) One that amerces. Amer/cid (adj. obfolete) Fined. Amer/cing (p. a. from amerce) Fining, punishing. AMERICA (s. from Americus Velpufio, a Spaniard, who was sent to make discoveries in that part of the world, 1497) One of the four quarters of the world. American (adj. from America) Pertaining to America. AMERIM/NON (s. in botery) Aizoon. Am'erous (adj. obfolete) Amorous. Chaucer. AMERSHAM (5.) A borough town in Buckinghamshire; it has a market on Tusiday, fends two members to parliament, and is 26 miles from London.

Am'eriham (adj. from the fubf.) Belonging to Amersham, made at Ameriham.

AMERY, AMERICK (s. from the Sax.) A man's name. Am'eface (s. from a corruption of amblace) Two aces on two dice.

AMESBURY (5.) A town in Wiltshire; it has a market on Friday, and is 79 miles from London. Amesbury (adj. from the subf.) Belonging to Amesbury. Am/els is from a corruption of amice) A prieit's veitment. AMETHC/DICAL (adj. from the Greek & net, mela with, and ose a way) Without method, irregular. AMETHYST (s. from the Greek a not, and use to ge drunk, because when mixed with liquor it was fup. pojet to deftroy its intoxicating quality) A precious fone. In beraliry, the purple colour so called in tlazoning the arms of the nobility.

Amethystine (adj, from amethyst) Belonging to the amethyst.

AMETHYSTIZON/TES (s. in natural bistory) The best kind of rubies.

AMEU BLE (v. t. from the French ameublir) To loofen the earth after it has been endurated with rain. Scott. Amelved (adj. opplete) Moved. Chaucer. AMFRAC/TUOUS (adj. but not used, from the Lat.) Fu of windings.

Amfractuc/fry (s. not used, from amfractuous) A turning. Amfractuouineis (s. from amiraćtuous) Amfra£tuosity, the ftate of being amfractuous.

A/MIA (s. in ichtiology The name of a fish nearly the fhape of the common mackrel.

AMIABLE (ad. from the Lat. amo to love) Lovely, a greeable; pretending love. Shakelbeare.

Amiableneis (s. from amiable) Loveliness, agreeableneis. Amiably (adv. frum amiable) In an amiable manner, pleatingly.

AMIANTHUS (s. in natural bistory) A flone resembling

'allum.

Scott.

Amicability (s. not much used, from amicable) Friendship. AMICABLE (adj. from the Lat. amicus a friend) Friendly, kind; generally applied to two or more perfons. Amicablenefs (s. from unicable) Friendliness, goodwill. Amicably

Avicably (4. from amicable) In a friendly manner, on good terms.

AMICE (5, from the Lat. amiétus clad) A priest's under garment.

AMCIA (s. with the ancients) A kind of cap.
AMICTUS it. From the Lat.) A prieit's upper garment.
Aalid (Prep, from a, and mid) Amongst, in the midít.
Amidu, Ainidis (prop. obfalite) Anud, amidft. Craucer.
haudhaps fate, a fa tem) in the middle, between
the two sides, between the head and ftern of the thip.
Amidst Chrup, from a, and midit) Amid, amongst.
Amflled at, olje) Enameled.

Ashe (oblery To diminish, to leffen.
Amfirens lath. Agathy Amorous.
Antis (5. obfilute) Apparel.

Amasya, bele), To más.

Chaucer.

Chaucer.

Chaucer. Spenger.

Andis (a b. from a, and mils to fail of) Wrong, faulti-
Jy. improperly, contrary to, out of order, not in
Leath
As (s from the adv.) An error. "Some great amifs."
Shakespeare.
Amistion (s. from amit, not much wel) A lots.
AMIT (v. t. not much ujid, from the Lat. amitto to lose)

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AMITY (1. from the Lat. amicus a friend) Friendship,

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AMMA (1. quith ecclefiafical quriters) An abbess, a ritual mother.

AMORO'SO (s. from the Ital.) A man greatly enamoured. AMOROUS (adj. from the Lat. amor hve) Given to love, enamoured, fond, pertaining to love; quith of : as, Nature is amorous of whatever the produces." Amorously (adv. from amorous) Fondly, with a fhew of love.

Am'orouinefs (s. from amorous) The quality of being amorous, fondness.

AMOR PHA (5. botany) A genus of plants. Amorphous (adj. from amorphy) Ill-ihapen, having no proper form. AMORPHY (s. from the Greek a without, and pop form) The want of form or comeliness. Amor'fow (adv. obsolete, from a and morrow) To-morrow.

Chaucer. AMO'RT (adj. from the Lat. morior to die) In the ftate of the dead, dull, deprefied, difpirited. Amortifed (p. not used, from amortize) Dead. Chaucer. Amortization (s. from amortize) The act or right of committing lands to mortmain.

Scott.

Amortize (v. t. from amort) To alienate lands to any corporation. Amortizement (s. from amortize) Amortization. A/MOS (from the Heb. fignuying sueighty) A man's name. Amo'tion (s. not much ufe) A putting away, a removing. spi-AMO/VE (v. t. from the Lat. ab from, and moveo ta move, in latu) To remove from a poft or station. Amo've (v. t. dholete) To remove, to alter, to move. Amoved (p. obfolete, from amove) Removed, moved Chaucer. Amoving (p. from amove, in laro) Removing perion from his place or office.

AMMA (5, in furzay) A band, a trufs for ruptures. AMMAH . from the Heb. Jgnifying my people) A hill

in the land of ifrael.

AMMAMNIA (5. 28 botomy) A genus of plants.
ALZMI (S. 1999 the Heb.) My people. Hoj. ii. 1.
AN/MI (5, in botany) Bishop's weed.

AMMINUD (:, from the Heb. jgmfying the people of
Praca ma's name.

ALINADIRA from the Heb. fignifying the prince of Iv pounder. A men's name.

And mural & de merret spaline) Admiral.

from.

AMOUNT (v. int. from the French monter) To rife to, to make up, to come to; with to: as, “It will amount to no more than this."

Amount (s. from the verb) The fum total, the refult. AMOUR (s. from the Lat. amo to love) A love intrigue, an affair of gallantry. The ou pounds like oo in pool. At/m raty (5. an incorrect (pilung) The admiralty. Scott. AMOUISES (5. in chymistry; Counterieit gems. ANDLETAD/DAI (5. from the Heb. figniging the people|A/MOZ (s. from the Heb. fignifying ftrong) A man's naine. of the almighty) A man's nine.

Annelytes (s. if ichydlogy) The fand eel, a genus of

AM MUN (5. from the Heb. fenifying people; A man's

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AMPELIS (s. in botany) The vine.

Ampeli'tes (s. from ampelis) A kind of black earth used in the culture of vines.

AMPELODE/SMOS (s. in batany) An herb used to tie

vines.

AMM INTAC (5. in pharmacy). A gum, a falt.
AMPELOLEU'CE (in botany) The white vine, briony.
Ammoudanleg. jroz ammo.lac) Having the proper-AMPELOME/LANA (s. in botany) The black briony.
AMPELOPRSON (s. in botany) Bear's garlick, ramions.
AMMONDVILLAS plu, in ratural kibory). The frake ftones. AMPELOSA/GRIA (3. in botany) The wild vine.
Aafmontes (1. plu. from Am.non) The descendents of

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AMMONITRUM (5. in natural Þytury). A kind of nitre. AMMUNITION (5. from the Lat. munio to fortify) MiliAmmation bread (. from ammunition, and bread) Brea to fupply the foldiery in an army or garrison. Autor (1, ar innom ter jarling) An ainioner. AMY I. from Ee Greek a hot, and wapas to ram An af of oblivion, as set of government to 20quot portes ut all crimes that are part. AMNICU LAST (5. not much wed, from the Lat. amnis a part colo to inhabit, One who dwells near a river. AMNIGENOUS (aj, not muco wi, hom the Lat. amnis arma, and gigão to leget) brought forth of a river, tom of a river.

AMNION, AMINIOS s. in a my) A thin foft memtrane that furrounds the fetus.

AMNON 1. from the Heb. fgang faithful) A man's AM/BEAN Jah, in poetry) Delonging to veries that fiver one toother by turns.

AMOMUM (1. en medicine). A fpecies of fcions, an aromatic plant, the seeds of which are a powerful diuretic. AMON (.from to: Heb.junky, faith ui; A man's name. Anwaleed (p. bare; Admonished. Chaucer.

nap, wait (preb. from the Sax. among) Minkin with, joined to, preient with. Amping late. chyste) Oftentunes, every now and Chaucer. Chaucer. Chaucer.

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A'mper (s. much used in the west of England, from the Sax.) A fmal tumour with an inflammation, a pimple. AMPHIMERI'NUS (s. with physicians) A fever that returns every day.

AMPHIARTHROSIS (s. from the Greek, in anatomy) The ftructure of a joint that has manifest motion. AMPHIBIOUS (adj. from the Greek aus, both, and Rist life) Belonging to an animal that lives in two elements, living both in air and water.

Amphibioufhefs (s. from amphibious) The quality or capacity of living in different elements. AMPHIBLESTROÏDES (s. in anatomy) The retina of

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Amphibolous adj. from the Greek aup, both, and Bala to throw) Toned from one to another, ftriking for ward and backward.

AMPHIBRACHYS (s, in ancient poetry, from the Greek) A foot confting of three fyllables, the first and laft fhort, and the middle long.

AMPHIBRONCHIA (s. in anatomy) The glandules of the mouth and jaws.

AMPHIDRYON (s. in church biftory) The veil or curtain drawn before the bema or place of the altar in churches.

AMPHILOGY (s. from the Greek aut both, and Xoyes a word) Doubtfulness of expreffion, equivocation. AMPHIMA/CER (s. in poetry) A foot confifting of three fyllables, the first and laft long, and the middle fhort. AMPHIME TRION (s. in anatomy) The parts that lie near the womb.

AMPHIPOLIS (s.) A province of Greece. Acts xvii. Y. AMPHIPNEUMA (s. with ancient physicians) An extreme dunculty of breathing. AMPHIPRO STYLE

AMPHIPRO'STYLE (s. in architecture) An edifice or temple with four columns in the front, and as many to answer them on the back part. AMPHISBÆNA (s. in zoology) A kind of serpent which was fuppofed to have two heads.

AMPHI'SCII (s. plu. from the Greek aμp, both, and exia abadow) The people who inhabit the torrid zone; fo called because thar fhadow, in different parts of the year, turns to the north and to the jouth. AMPHISMI'LA (s. from the Greek aμg, botb, and on a knife) A diffecting knife. AMPHI'SMILE (s. in furgery) An inftrument used in dif

fections.

AMPHITANE (s. in natural bistory) A precious foné which has the property of attracting gold. AMPHITA PA (s. in antiquity) A garment frized on both fides, wrapped about people when they went to fleep. AMPHITHEATRE (s. from the Greek au round about, and Isaspas to fee) An ancient building in a circular er oval form, furnished with feats one above another all round, and defigned to accommodate the people who came to fee the feats of gladiators, the combats of wild beasts, &c. which were ufually exhibited there. AMPHITRITE (s. in natural biftory) A small naked infect found in the fea, refembling a piece of thread. AMPHORA (s. in antiquity) A kind of veffel, a liquid measure.

AMPLE (adj. from the Lat. amplius more) Large, wide, liberal, unrefrained, diffufive.

Any plenefs (s. from ample) The quality of being ample, largenefs, liberality.

AMPLIAS (s. from ibe Lat.) A man's name.

Ampliate (.. from ample) To enlarge, to extend, to magnify.

Ampliation (s. from ample) An enlargement, an extenfion, diffufiveness.

AMPLIFICATE (v. t. from the Lat. amplus large, and facio to make) To enlarge, to amplify, to extend. Amplification (s. from amplificate) An enlargement, an extenfion. In rhetoric, an exaggerated reprefentation,

a diffusive narrative.

Amplified (p. from amplify) Enlarged, extended, exaggerated.

Amplifier (s. from amplify) One that amplifies. AMPLIFY v. t. from the Lat. amplus more, and fio to be done) To enlarge, to improve by addition, to exaggerate.

Amplify (v. int.) To enlarge, to ufe many words, to heighten by a kind of artful representation; with on: as, To amplify on others."

Amplifying (p. from amplify) Enlarging, extending, exaggerating.

AMPLITUDE (3. from the Lat. amplitudo) Largenefs, extent, dignity, copioufnels. In aftronomy, an arch of the horizon, comprehended between the eaft or weit points, and the centre of the fun or star at its rifing. AMPLIVA GOUS (ad): not much ujed) Having a large fphere of action, wandering wide. Amply (atv. from ample) Largely, copiously, liberally,

without referve.

Scott.

AMPTHILL (5.) A town in Bedfordshire; it has a market on Thuriday, and is 44 miles from London. Ampthill (adj. from the Lat.) Belonging to Ampthill, made at Ampthill.

AM/PUTATE (v. t. from the Lat. amputo to cut of, in furgery) To cut off a limb with inftruments. Amputation (s. from amputate) The operation of cutting off a limb, or any other part of the body. Am/putating (p. from amputate) Cutting off a limb. AM/RAM s. from the Heb. fignifying a high people) A

man's name.

AMRA PHEL (s. from the Heb. fignifying a declaration of instruction) A man's name.

AMS/DORFIAN (s. in church history) One of a fect that held good works to be not only utclefs but pernicious.

AMSTERDAM (5.) The capital city of Holland. AMULET (s. from the Lat. amuletum a charm) Any thing hung about the neck or other part of the bodyto prevent or cure fome hurt or difeafe, a spell. Amuletic (adj. from amulet) Belonging to an amulet. Amuletics (s. plu. in phyfic) Any medicines that operate like amulets.

AMURICA (3. from the Lat.) The dregs or lees of any thing.

Amurcosity (s. from amurca) The quality of being mur

cous.

Amur cous (adj. from murca) Full of dregs, foul. AMUSE (v. t. from the French amufer) To entertain

the mind with innocent trifling, to engage the attention, to keep in expectation, to deceive by artful in

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Chaucer.

A'NA (s. in literature) A book, fo called from the laft fyllable of its title: as, Scaligerana, Thuaniana: a col

lection of cafual hints dropped by tome eminent man. ANA(adv, in pharmacy, from the Gr.)In an equal quantity. ANABAFTIST (s. from the Greek ava again, and fart to plunge) One who holds or practifes adult baptifm, a Baptist, perhaps improperly, and fometimes reproachfully fo callet.

Anabaptifm, Anabaptiftry (s. from anabaptift) The doc trine or practice of the anabaptifts. ANABAPTISTON (s. in furgery) The trepan. ANABA'SIS (3. from the Greek) An afcent, the growth or in reafe of a difeafe. In botany, the herb horfe-tail ANABI BAZON (5. in aftronomy) The northern node of the moon, the dragon's head.

ANABLEPS (s. in ichthyology) A genus of fishes. ANABROCHISMUS (3. in furgery) An inftrument to draw offenfive hairs out of the eyelids. ANAEROʻSIS (s. from the Greek) A wasting away. ANACA (s. in o nithology) A Brafilian paroquette. ANACH NOʻSIS (s. from the Greek) A renovation. ANACOLYPTE'RIA (s. from the Greek) The feaft which was made the day after a wedding when the bride was ANACAMIPSEROS (s. in botany) A genus of plants, orpin. ANACAMPTIC (ad. from the Greek ava again, and kauntw to bend) Reflected, reflecting.

to unveil.

Anacamptics (s. plu. from anacamptic) The doctrine of refeed light, catoptrics.

Anacardine (adj. from anacardium) Belonging to or prepared from anacardium.

ANACARDIUM (s. in botany) The acajou, the tree that produces the Molucca beans.

ANACATHAR/SIS (s, in phyfick) A discharge by spitting, a difcharge upwards."

Anacathartic (s. from anacatharfis) Any medicine that works upwards.

ANACEPHALI'OSIS (5. not much used, from the Greek ava again, and again the bead) A recapitulation ANACEPH'ALIZE (v. 1, not much ujed, from the Greek ανα again, and κεφαλαίω. to reduce to proper beads) Το recapitulate.

ANACHITES (s.) A fort of precious stone supposed, by the ancients, to have the power of driving away dif

orders of the mind.

ANA'CHORETE, ANA'CHORITE (s. from the Greek ava again, and Xueilw to feparate. In church kitory) A monk who leaves the convent for a more auftere life. ANACHRONISM (s. from the Greek ava again, and Xeovos time) An error in chronology, a wrong computation of time.

ANACLA'TICS (s. plu. from the Greek ava again, and

how to break) The doctrine of refracted light, dioptries. ANACLETE/RIA (s. in antiquity) The feftivals which were celebrated in honour of fovereign princes when they came to age and took on them the administration of government."

ANACOLLE'MATA (s. in furgery) A medicine applied to

the

ee forehead in difeafes of the eyes to reftrain the

defuxion of the humours.

ANACO LYTHON (s. from the Greek, ava again, and mbe to follow) A figure in rhetoric, in which a word which should naturally follow another is omitted. ANACREON (5.) A Greek poet.

Anacreontic (adj. from Anacreon) Belonging to Anacreon, written after the manner of Anacreon.

ANA CRISIS (1. from the Greek) A ftrict enquiry into
any taft, an examination by torture.
ANACTO RION (s. in botany) Sword grass.
ANADEMA (s. in antiquity) A kind of garland worn on

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ANADE'SMA (s. in furgery) A fwathe, a bandage. ANADO'SIS (s. with physicians) A proper distribution of the chyle, a vomit.

ANADRO MOUS (adj. from the Greek ava again, and Ex to basten) Belonging to thofe fish which, at a certain feafon, leave the rivers and go into the fea, and afterwards return again into the rivers. ANAGAL/LIS (s. in botany) A genus of plants, brooklime. ANAGOGETICAL (adj. not much ujed, from the Greek ava aram, and ww to lead) Relating to fpiritual elevation, pertaining to religious rapture, myftical. ANAGOGICAL adj. from the Greek avayuryn an elewa fio, Elevated above humanity, myfterious. Anagogically (ado. from anagogical) Myfteriously, with

religious elevation.

ANAGRAM (1. from the Greek ava again, and ygauna a letter) The tranfpofition of the letters of a name fo as to compofe fome other word or fentence, the parts differently difpofed.

Anagram'atifm (s. from anagram) The aft of tranfpofing letters fo as to make an anagram.

Anagramy atift (s. from anagram) One that makes or

writes anagrams.

Anagramatize (v. int. from anagram) To make ana

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ANAGRAPHE (s. from the Greek aya again, and yaon. a writing) A commentary, an inventory. ANAGLYPTIC (adj. from the Greek ava, again, and puxe to engrave) Belonging to the art of engraving. AN AGOGE (s. from the Greek ava again, and ayw to a) A rapture, an extraordinary elevation of the

mind.

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ANAL GECY (8. from the Greek) An indolence, an apathy. rogical (adj. from analogy) Belonging to analogy, having proportion, having refemblance." Ang'icilly (adv. from analogical) After the manner of an analogy, by way of proportion. Adog'icalnets (s. from analogical) The quality of being 1 logical, fitness to be applied by way of proportion. Agif (5. from analogy. In rhetoric) An argument from the caule to the effect, an argument founded on aalogy.

Analogize (v. t. from analogy) To make use of an anagy, to run a parallel. Analogized (p. from analogize) Illustrated by an anaway. "The object of defre is analogized by attraction.n Aalogous (adj. from analogy Having proportion, tearing fome refemblance, having fomething parallel; turb to: as, "It is analogous to truth." ANALOGY (1. from the Greek ava suith, and noyo reaJoy Some kind of proportion, fome tort of refemblance; with to: as, "These two things have doubtbut fome analogy to each other." Sometimes it has be tween, or betwixt: as, "There was fome analogy between the customs."

ANALYSIS 1. from the Greek ara again, and how to 4, The separation of any compound into the parts of which it confits.

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Ana/lyft (s. from analys) One that analyzes. Analytic, Analytical (adj. from analysis) Belonging to analyfis, reducing any compound to its original parts, explaining the feveral parts of any thing.

Analytically (adj. from analytical) In an analytical manner, fo as to reduce any compound into its original principles.

Analyze (v. t. from analysis) To reduce a compound into its firft principles.

Analyzed (p. from analyze) Refolved into its first prin ciples.

Analyzer (s. from analyze) One who analyzes. Analyzing (p. from analyze) Reducing any thing to ite first principles.

ANAMME/LECH (s. from the Heb. fignifying an answer) One of the idol gods of the people of Sepharvaim. ANAMNESIS (s. from the Greek) A remembrance, a figure in rhetoric which calls to mind what has been

omitted.

Anamnes/tic (adj. from anamnefis) Helpful to the memory.

memory.

Anamnestic (s. from the adj.) A medicine to help the ANAMORPHOSIS (s from the Greek ava again, and Mordow to form) Deformation, a perfpeftive reprefentation by which any object is made to appear deformed in one view, and regular and proportionate in another. ANA/NAS (s. in botany) A genus of plants, the pine apple. ANAN CEION (s. from the Greek) A figure in rhetoric to prove the neceffity of any thing. Ana'ne (adv, obfolete) By and by, prefently. Chaucer. ANANIAS (s. from the Heb. fignifying the cloud of the Lord) A man's name.

ANANTOPO DOTON (s. from the Greek) A figure in rhetoric in which fome part of an oration is fuppreffed. AN APEST (s. in poetry) A foot confifting of three fyl lables, two fhort and one long the reverie of a dactyle. Anapa tic (adj. from anapæft) Belonging to an anapast, ANAPHARE (5. in rhetoric, from the Greek ava again. confifting of anapafts. and Dep to bear) A figure or mode of fpeech in which the feveral members of a fentence are made to begin with the fame word.

ANAPLEROSIS (s. in pharmacy, from the Greek ava a gain, and whefow to fill up) The filling up of deficiency, the filling up of deth in a wound.

Anaplerotic (adj. from anaplerofis, in furgery) Promoting the growth of fleih, filling up a vacuity. AN ARCH (s. from the Greek a nɔt, and apx, government) An author of confufion.

Anur/chial (adj. from anarch) Without rule or government, confuled.

Anarchy (s. from anarch) Confufion, want of government. ANARE TE (s. in astrology) The fatal planet, the planet that brings death.

ANARRHICHAS (s. in ichthyology) A genus of filhes

the fea wolf.

ANARRHINON (5. in botany) Calve's fnout. ANARRHOPIA (s. with physicians) A tendency of the humours towards the fuperior parts. ANAR/THRA (s, in natural biftory) A genus of naked infects, having neither wings nor legs.

A'NAS (3. in zoology) A genus of birds of the goofe kind. ANASA/RCA (s. from the Greek ava again, and caff Aesb, in pharmacy) A species of the dropty.

Anafar cous (adj. from anafarca) Belonging to a particular kind of dropfy in which the lympha ftagnates, or is extravafated under the skin. ANASTALTICS (5. in pharmacy) Medicines of a reftringent quality.

ANASTASIS (1. with physicians, from the Greek) An extenfion of the body towards the upper parts. ANASTATICA (s. in botany) A genus of plants, the rofe of jericho.

ANASTOMATIC (adj. in medicine, from the Greek avas again, and squa a mouth) Having the quality of opening the veffels, removing obftruction. ANASTOMOSIS (s. in furgery from the Greek ava again, and goua a mouth) The opening of the mouths of veifels in order to discharge their contained fluids, the communication of two veffels at their extremities, the opening of one vein or artery into another. ANASTROPHE (s. in rhetoric, from the Greek ava again, and sew to turn) A figure or mode of expreffion by which the natural order of the words is inverted. ANA'THEMA (s. from the Greek ava again, and ribnus to put) The curfe or cenfure pronounced in excommunication, the accursed or excommunicated perfon. Anathematical (adj. from anathema) Relating to an anathema. Anathema'sically

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