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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera. The common European adder is the Vipera (or Pelias) berus. The puff adders of Africa are species of Clotho.

ADDRESS v. 2 definitions

to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to; to accost. Are not your orders to address the senate Addison. The representatives of the nation addressed the king. Swift.

Advice; exhortation. [Obs.] Peacham.

Adieu; farewell; good-by; -- chiefly used among Spanish- speaking people.

ADIPOCERIFORM a.

Having the form or appearance of adipocere; as, an adipoceriform tumor.

ADJURATION n. 2 definitions

act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal. What an accusation could not effect, an adjuration shall. Bp. Hall.

arge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn or impressive manner; to entreat earnestly. Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho. Josh. vi. 26. The high priest . . .…

A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; -- called by lapidaries moonstone.

A striving after. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.

Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; distressing. "Jove's afflictive hand." Pope. Spreads slow disease, and darts afflictive pain. Prior.

Named before. Peacham.

r and a "colored" mother. Also, and now commonly in Southern Africa, a native born of European settlers.

AGAIN adv. 2 definitions

Once repeated; -- of quantity; as, as large again, half as much again.

cus. 2 Kings xvi. 11. Against the sun, in a direction contrary to that in which the sun appears to move.

A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby.

To make appear great or greater; to exalt. Lamb.

Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.; as, the antislavery agitation; labor agitation. "Religious agitations." Prescott.

AGREEABLENESS n.

leness or conformity; consistency. The agreeableness of virtuous actions to human nature. Pearce.

purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist. You speedy helpers . . . Appear and aid me in this enterprise. Shak.

AIGRET; AIGRETTE n.

The small white European heron. See Egret.