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A suffix expressing more strongly than -ance the idea of quality or state; as, constancy, buoyancy, infancy.

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

Doubt; uncertainty. [Obs.] Shelford.

mbic prisms, nearly square, of a grayish or pale reddish tint. It was first discovered in Andalusia, Spain.

Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker than larghetto, and slower than allegretto. -- n.

Rather quicker than andante; between that allegretto.

Red orpiment. Coxe.

Pertaining to the Andes.

A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes.

An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene.

Andean; as, Andine flora.

wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side; a firedog; as, a pair of andirons.

The dissection of a human body, especially of a male; androtomy. Coxe.

Having a human head (upon an animal's body), as the Egyptian sphinx.

Having perfect and staminate flowers on different plants. -- An`dro*di*o"cism, -di*e"cism (#), n.

The stamens of a flower taken collectively.

An hermaphrodite.

iting both sexes in one, or having the characteristics of both; being in nature both male and female; hermaphroditic. Owen. The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous. Coleridge.

Union of both sexes in one individual; hermaphroditism.

Resembling a man.