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Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation; as, an accusatory libel. Grote.

Belonging to the Acephala.

To of or admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a God. I acknowledge my transgressions. Ps. li. 3. For ends generally acknowledged to be good. Macaulay.

urve, but whose coördinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belonging to the curve.

udible signals; a telephone. -- Acoustic vessels, brazen tubes or vessels, shaped like a bell, used in ancient theaters to propel the voices of the actors, so as to render them audible to a great distance.

Developing from below towards the apex, or from the circumference towards the center; centripetal; -- said of certain inflorescence.

e who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church.

A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar.

To deck or dress with ornaments; to embellish; to set off to advantage; to render pleasing or attractive. As a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. Isa. lxi. 10. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place. Goldsmith.

The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court. Bell.

ertaining to, or produced by, the wind; aërial. Viewless forms the æolian organ play. Campbell. Æolian attachment, a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the

Of or belonging to the summer; as, æstival diseases. [Spelt also estival.]

Regarded with affection; beloved. [Obs.] His affected Hercules. Chapman.

nto close connection; to ally. Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion I. Taylor.

ive. Whether there are such beings or not, 't is sufficient for my purpose that many have believed the affirmative. Dryden.

A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.

Below in rank; next to in order. Shak. Codrus after PhDryden.

On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate. [Obs.] Cotgrave.

Belonging to old age. "Aged cramps." Shak.

A hollow cylinder to contain air. It is closed above and open below, and has its open end plunged into water.