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The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal. Smollett.

Pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man. "Anthropologic wisdom." Kingsley. -- An`thro*po*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

The art of discovering or judging of a man's character, passions. and inclinations from a study of his visible features. [R.]

Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.

ing a metal in its appearance and physical properties, but in its chemical relations belonging to the class of nonmetallic substances. Atomic weight, 120. Symbol, Sb.

Belonging to antipathy; opposite; contrary; allopathic.

A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. See Antiphony, and Antiphone.

Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs. Wheatly. -- An*tiph"o*nal*ly, adv.

A genus of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera and family Aphidæ, including numerous species known as plant lice and green flies.

Belonging to bees.

At or belonging to an apex, tip, or summit. Gray.

Belonging to Apicius, a notorious Roman epicure; hence applied to whatever is peculiarly refined or dainty and expensive in cookery. H. Rogers.

Belonging to the Aplacentata; without placenta.

said of a lens. Aplanatic focus of a lens (Opt.), the point or focus from which rays diverging pass the lens without spherical aberration. In certain forms of lenses there are two such foci; and it is by taking advantage of this fact that the best aplanatic object glasses of microscopes are constructed.…

Belonging to, or resembling, a family of plants, of which the dogbane (Apocynum) is the type.

The furniture of a ship, as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.

Hanging; annexed; adjunct; concomitant; as, a seal appendant to a paper. As they have transmitted the benefit to us, it is but reasonable we should suffer the appendant calamity. Jer. Taylor.

Belonging; appertaining. [Now usually written appurtenant.] Coleridge.

A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.

Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing. It God had given to eagles an appetite to swim. Jer. Taylor. To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous. Macaulay.