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r, the bottom springs into a concave form with a smart crack; and by breathing or blowing gently into the orifice, the bottom, with a like noise, springs into its former convex form.

Capable of rendering insensible; as, anæsthetic agents.

Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth. A gentleman of more ancientry than estate. Fuller.

The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an aërocurve) and the line of motion; -- contrasted with angle of trail, which is the angle between the tangent to the following edge and the line of motion.

ount; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages. Will any man argue that . . . he can not be justly punished, but is answerable only to God Swift.

A suffix sometimes marking the agent for action; as, merchant, covenant, servant, pleasant, etc. Cf. -ent.

One who precedes or goes in front. [Obs.] My antecedent, or my gentleman usher. Massinger.

An agent that destroys offensive smells; a deodorizer.

An antidiphtheritic agent.

An antihypnotic agent.

An old gentleman. [Obs.] You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench. B. Jonson.

An antispastic agent.

An agent so used.

Gently opening the bowels; laxative. -- n.

Astringent and repellent. -- n.

The diplomatic agent of the pope highest in grade, superior to a nuncio.

To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline. Apply thine heart unto instruction. Prov. xxiii. 12.

A bailiff or steward; an agent. [Obs.] Jacobs.

Bright and effulgent spirits; seraphim. [Thus used by Milton.]

A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger, cinnamon spices.