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ied to sovereigns or states; a confederate. The English soldiers and their French allies. Macaulay.

onds. -- Oil of bitter almonds, a poisonous volatile oil obtained from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation; benzoic aldehyde. -- Imitation oil of bitter almonds, nitrobenzene. -- Almond tree (Bot.), the tree bearing the almond. -- Almond willow (Bot.), a willow which has leaves that are of a light green o…

allel of altitude. Two stars which have the same almucantar have the same altitude. See Almacantar. [Archaic] Almucanter staff, an ancient instrument, having an arc of fifteen degrees, formerly used at sea to take observations of the sun's amplitude at the time of its rising or setting, to find the variation of the com…

The simplest rudiments; elements. The very alphabet of our law. Macaulay. Deaf and dumb alphabet. See Dactylology.

arried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest. "Stormy altercations." Macaulay.

, societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or blending; a homogeneous union. Macaulay.

One who, or that which, amalgamates. Specifically: A machine for separating precious metals from earthy particles by bringing them in contact with a body of mercury with which they form an amalgam.

Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens; amacratic.

he tropics, and also as a morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), which is believed to be in all cases its true origin. In color it is white, ash-gray, yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and twenty-five…

rove; to meliorate. In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition. Macaulay.

k clouds." Milton. "Amidst acclamations." "Amidst the splendor and festivity of a court." Macaulay. But rather famish them amid their plenty. Shak.

The strength of a current of electricity carried by a conductor or generated by a machine, measured in ampères.

pacity or intellectual powers. "Amplitude of mind." Milton. "Amplitude of comprehension." Macaulay.

t; that which amuses; diversion. His favorite amusements were architecture and gardening. Macaulay.

a family, or order, of plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are well known examples.

A machine or automaton in the form of a human being.

Destitute of a stomach or an intestine. Owen.

ull of windings and turnings; sinuosity. The anfractuosities of his intellect and temper. Macaulay.

homson."Angelical actions." Hooker. The union of womanly tenderness and angelic patience. Macaulay. Angelic Hymn, a very ancient hymn of the Christian Church; -- so called from its beginning with the song of the heavenly host recorded in Luke ii. 14. Eadie.

upright bar at the angle where two faces of a polygonal or bay window meet. Knight. (b) (Mach.) Same as Angle iron. -- Angle bead (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of a wall. -- Angle brace, Angle tie (Carp.), a brace across an interior angle of a…