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The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; as, adherence to a party or to opinions.

Adherence; steady or firm attachment; fidelity; as, to error, to a policy. His adhesion to the Tories was bounded by his approbation of their foreign policy. De Quincey.

ed vessel (as a globe or cylinder) with one or more projecting bent tubes, through which steam is made to pass from the vessel, causing it to revolve. [Written also eolipile.]

to arterialize. Aërated bread, bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation.

To, in, or on the field. "We drove afield." Milton. How jocund did they drive their team afield! Gray.

Flowing. Their founts aflow with tears. R. Browning.

African marigold, a tropical American plant (Tagetes erecta). -- African oak or African teak, a timber furnished by Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building. African violet African-American, a United States citizen of African descent.

ime. The gate would have been shut against her. Fielding. An argument against the use of steam. Tyndale.

Anything which prevents sleep, or produces wakefulness, as strong tea or coffee.

A path through the air made easy for aërial navigation by steady winds.

A pump used to exhaust from a condenser the condensed steam, the water used for condensing, and any commingled air.

r, to wake from sleep, or excite attention. -- Alarm gauge, a contrivance attached to a steam boiler for showing when the pressure of steam is too high, or the water in the boiler too low. -- Alarm post, a place to which troops are to repair in case of an alarm.

A white metallic alloy; which is made into spoons, forks, teapots, etc. British plate or German silver. See German silver, under German.

Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary. Science, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its ally. Buckle.

plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly from Persia in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble in water and in spirit of wine, and is used in medicine…

A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as the cod.

Two-edged instead of round; -- said of certain flattened stems, as those of blue grass, and rarely also of leaves.

In order to; -- used instead of the infinitival to, especially after try, come, go. At least to try and teach the erring soul. Milton.

Animating spirit; intention; temper. nimus furandi Etym: [L.] (Law), intention of stealing.

One of the two orders of Nemerteans. See Nemertina.