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A particular one of various things; as, an article of merchandise; salt is a necessary article. They would fight not for articles of faith, but for articles of food. Landor.

express distinctly; to give utterance to. Luther articulated himself upon a process that hand already begun in the Christian church. Bibliotheca Sacra. To . . . articulate the dumb, deep want of the people. Carlyle.

A handicraft; a trade; art of making. [Obs.]

One trained to manual dexterity in some mechanic art or trade; and handicraftsman; a mechanic. This is willingly submitted to by the artisan, who can . . . compensate his additional toil and fatigue. Hume.

and some other species having medicinal properties. Asclepias butterfly (Zoöl.), a large, handsome, red and black butterfly (Danais Archippus), found in both hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias.

of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support. Without the assistance of a mortal hand. Shak.

To set free; to release. [Archaic] Till from her hands the spright assoiled is. Spenser.

ephus. Many varieties (called China asters, German asters, etc.) are cultivated for their handsome compound flowers.

or of presence in or on, something; as, at the door; at your shop; at home; at school; at hand; at sea and on land.

To accompany or be present or near at hand, in pursuance of duty; to be ready for service; to wait or be in waiting; -- often followed by on or upon. He was required to attend upon the committee. Clarendon.

Frequent handling or touching. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

Of or pertaining to an auction or an auctioneer. [R.] With auctionary hammer in thy hand. Dryden.

A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. A pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge.…

strument for cleansing the ear, consisting of a small piece of sponge on an ivory or bone handle.

That which is written with one's own hand; an original manuscript; a person's own signature or handwriting.

Pertaining to an autograph, or one's own handwriting; of the nature of an autograph.

The science of autographs; a person's own handwriting; an autograph.

esp. applied to machinery or devices in which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are done by the machine or device itself; as, the automatic feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an automatic engine or switch; an automatic mouse.

Extemporary; offhand. [R.] Dean Martin.

Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]