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forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aërial rootlets, aërial plants. Gray.

The science which treats of the air and other gaseous bodies under the action of force, and of their mechanical effects.

To declare, as a fact, solemnly, under judicial sanction. See Affirmation, 4.

A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath, which declaration is in law equivalent to an oath. Bouvier.

To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; -- with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough. The merchant can afford to trade for smaller profits. Hamilton. He could afford to suffer With those whom he saw suffer. Wordswor…

s resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult. Offering an affront to our understanding. Addison.

To place under the domination of Africans or negroes. [Amer.] Bartlett.

The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested; as, the age of consent; the age of discretion. Abbott.

An inflammation or sore under or around the nail; also, a hangnail.

in an engagement that something shall be done or omitted; an exchange of promises; mutual understanding, arrangement, or stipulation; a contract.

See under Gas.

made into spoons, forks, teapots, etc. British plate or German silver. See German silver, under German.

Although; albeit. [Obs.] Albe Clarissa were their chiefest founderess. Spenser.

stillation from various vegetable juices and infusions of a saccharine nature, which have undergone vinous fermentation.

Saturation with alcohol; putting the animal system under the influence of alcoholic liquor.

A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which Alcyonium is the type. See Illust. under Alcyonaria.

H(OH)CH2CO; also, any of various derivatives of this. The same reaction has been applied, under the name of aldol condensation, to the production of many compounds.

See under Lace.

More commonly, inability, due to brain disease, to understand written or printed symbols although they can be seen, as in case of word blindness.