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hence, adverse to; as, against reason; against law; to run a race against time. The gate would have been shut against her. Fielding. An argument against the use of steam. Tyndale.

at promotes or helps in something done; a helper; an assistant. It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself. Tobit viii. 6.

A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, -- being the prototype of the modern epaulet. Fairholt.

Conjecture; guess. [Obs.] What you would work me to, I have some aim. Shak. To cry aim (Archery), to encourage. [Obs.] Shak.

Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music.

to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity. It would allay the burning quality of that fell poison. Shak.

An allaying; that which allays; mitigation. [Obs.] The like allayment could I give my grief. Shak.

To lighten or lessen the force or weight of. [Obs.] Should no others join capable to alleviate the expense. Evelyn. Those large bladders . . . conduce much to the alleviating of the body [of flying birds]. Ray.

ates, or makes more tolerable. I have not wanted such alleviations of life as friendship could supply. Johnson.

to a person or thing. Alone on a wide, wide sea. Coleridge. It is not good that the man should be alone. Gen. ii. 18.

Away from; clear from. [Obs.] Rivetus . . . would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands. Milton.

Always. [Archaic or Poetic] I would not live alway. Job vii. 16.

es. The life Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with. Pope.

A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while saying Mass.

e average strength is one ampère. It is used as a unit of quantity, and is equal to 3600 coulombs. The terms Ampère minute and Ampère second are sometimes similarly used.

Full off dregs; foul. [R.] Knowles.

e amused in receiving their gold. Holland. Being amused with grief, fear, and fright, he could not find the house. Fuller.

as, "He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent."

rity. The Jewish nation were an anathema destined to destruction. St. Paul . . . says he could wish, to save them from it, to become an anathema, and be destroyed himself. Locke. Anathema Maranatha Etym: (see 1 Cor. xvi. 22), an expression commonly considered as a highly intensified form of anathema. Maran atha is now…

ty; that on which we place dependence for safety. Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul. Heb. vi. 19.