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Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable woman.

Mixed or mingled; surrounded by. They heard, And from his presence hid themselves among The thickest trees. Milton.

of a child; -- so called because the friends of the parents carried the child around the hearth and then named it.

A yellowish oily volatile liquid, C5H11NO2, used in medicine as a heart stimulant and a vasodilator. The inhalation of its vapor instantly produces flushing of the face.

A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate. Walker.

nook. Into the utmost angle of the world. Spenser. To search the tenderest angles of the heart. Milton.

Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress. But they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. Ex. vi. 9. Anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child. Jer. iv. 31.

Straightway; at once. [Obs.] The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it. Matt. xiii. 20.

r to my just belief, I 'll remember you. Shak. As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. Pro

A repetition of words beginning a sentence, after a long parenthesis; as, Shall that heart (which not only feels them, but which has all motions of life placed in them), shall that heart, etc.

The principal star in Scorpio: -- called also the Scorpion's Heart.

A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart.

In any measure; anywise; at all. Mine old good will and hearty affection towards you is not . . . anything at all quailed. Robynson (More's Utopia).

The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.

to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart. The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum. Clarendon.

Seemingly; in appearance; as, a man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.

cation for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injustice or illegality in the trial below. We say, the cause was appealed from an inferior court.

One who appeals, or asks for a rehearing or review of a cause by a higher tribunal.

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

nd years, I shall not find myself so apt to die. Shak. I find thee apt . . . Now, Hamlet, hear. Shak.