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at by coarse, insulting words or by other ill usage; as, an abusive author; an abusive fellow.

ies, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called also Indian mallow.

A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero Academus), where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences; hence, the school of philosophy of which Plato was head.

Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia. "Acadian farmers." Longfellow. -- n.

To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of. If you accept them, then their worth is great. Shak. To accept of ransom for my son. Milton. She accepted of a treat. Addison.

A short grace note, one semitone below the note to which it is prefixed; -- used especially in organ music. Now used as equivalent to the short appoggiatura.

The rudiments of any subject. Lowell.

Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike. Lowell.

or sail along the coast or side of; to accost. [Obs.] Whether high towering or accosting low. Spenser.

A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood, consisting am embrace, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat blade of a sword.

tting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to. "The organization of the body with accommodation to its functions." Sir M. Hale.

with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by; as, he accompanied his speech with a bow. The Persian dames, . . . In sumptuous cars, accompanied his march. Glover. They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts. Sir P. Sidney. He was accompa…

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust; -- followed by to. [R.] Her hands accorded the lute's music to the voice. Sidney.

Agreeing; consonant; harmonious; corresponding; conformable; -- followed by with or to. Strictly accordant with true morality. Darwin. And now his voice accordant to the string. Coldsmith.

In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably; -- followed by with or to.

Growing larger after flowering. Gray.

. Univ.), the taking of several together, or at smaller intervals than usual or than is allowed by the rules.

s.] Those conceive the celestial bodies have more accurate influences upon these things below. Bacon.

al vesicle, or hy datid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.

Shaped like a shallow; saucer-shaped; as, an acetabuliform calyx. Gray.