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On high; in the air; high above the ground. "He steers his flight aloft." Milton.

Loss of the hair; baldness.

tains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc. Nor breath of vernal air from snowy alp. Milton. Hills peep o'er hills, and alps on alps arise. Pope.

An animal of Peru (Lama paco), having long, fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated variety of the llama.

g downward (refraction) of the light rays from the west resulting from the cooling of the air.

Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs. [Colloq.] Richardson. The man of law began to get into his altitude. Sir W. Scott. Meridian altitude, an arc of the meridian intercepted between the south point on the horizon and any point on the meridian. See Meridian, 3.

ines and quarries, chiefly hydrous sulphate of alumina; -- also called feather alum, and hair salt.

A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc.

Encompassing on all sides; circumfused; investing. "Ambient air." Milton. "Ambient clouds." Pope.

A place to walk in, whether in the open air, as the gallery of a cloister, or within a building.

eliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration. "Amelioration of human affairs." J. S. Mill.

In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among. "This fair tree amidst the garden." "Unseen amid the throng." "Amidst thick clouds." Milton. "Amidst acclamations." "Amidst the splendor and festivity of a court." Macaulay. But rather famish them amid their plenty. Shak.

, as that by which urea is converted into ammonium carbonate when urine is exposed to the air.

A petty love affair or amour. [Obs.]

Of or relating to, or produced by, love. "Amorous delight." Milton. "Amorous airs." Waller.

Love making; a love affair; usually, an unlawful connection in love; a love intrigue; an illicit love affair. In amours with, in love with. [Obs.]

ng both fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed laterally, and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and forward, but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward. The beach flea is an example. See Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca.

[Obs.] Strait was the way at first, withouten light, But further in did further amplify. Fairfax.

A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair.

deep amusement, revolving in my mind, with great perplexity, the amazing change of our affairs. Fleetwood.