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Even; not odd; -- said of elementary substances and of radicals the valence of which is divisible by two without a remainder.

One of the divisions of the ungulate animals. The functional toes of the hind foot are even in number, and the third digit of each foot (corresponding to the middle finger in man) is asymmetrical and paired with the fourth digit, as in the hog, the sheep, and the ox; - - opposed to Perissodactyla.

Even-toed.

One of the class of diviners among the Etruscans and Romans, who foretold events by the inspection of the entrails of victims offered on the altars of the gods.

A Roman weight, answering to the libra or pound, equal to nearly eleven ounces Troy weight. It was divided into twelve ounces.

In the sleep of the grave; dead. Concerning them which are asleep . . . sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 1 Thess. iv. 13.

To make rough or uneven. The asperated part of its surface. Boyle.

Roughness of surface; unevenness; -- opposed to smoothness. "The asperities of dry bodies." Boyle.

Rough; uneven. Boyle.

All as the dwarf the way to her assigned. Spenser. It is not easy to assign a period more eventful. De Quincey.

Resemblance of sound. "The disagreeable assonance of Steevens.

Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death.

Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event.

One who practices astrology; one who professes to foretell events by the aspects and situation of the stars.

the art of judging of the influences of the stars upon human affairs, and of foretelling events by their position and aspects.

A small dam to prevent free passage of water in an adit or level.

; into parts; in two; separately; into or in different pieces or places. I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder. Zech. xi. 10. As wide asunder as pole and pole. Froude.

Descended from Atlas. The seven Atlantic sisters. Milton.

The Pleiades or seven stars, fabled to have been the daughters of Atlas.

An open air concert in the morning, as distinguished from an evening serenade; also, a pianoforte composition suggestive of morning. Grove. The crowing cock . . . Sang his aubade with lusty voice and clear. Longfellow.