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Investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other. Crabb.

made in the course of a stream for the purpose of regulating the flow of a system of irrigation. [India] Brande & C.

An electro-negative element, or the element which, in electro- chemical decompositions, is evolved at the anode; -- opposed to cation. Faraday.

To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, demand; as, he answered my claim upon him; the servant answered the bell. This proud king . . . studies day and night To answer all the debts he owes unto you. Shak.

An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.

An outer port, gate, or door.

The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into a involucrate head.

-- opposed to analogous. Antilogous pole (Eccl.), that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.

Of or pertaining to the Antinomians; opposed to the doctrine that the moral law is obligatory.

An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively. O! never more for me shall winds intone, With all your tops, a vast antiphony. R. Browning.

e antique; to make old in such a degree as to put out of use; hence, to make void, or abrogate. Christianity might reasonably introduce new laws, and antiquate or abrogate old one. Sir M. Hale.

A dealer in aphorisms. [Used in derogation or contempt.] Milton.

A delegate or deputy; especially, the pope's nuncio or legate at Constantinople.

ty), a title granted by the pope to the kings of Hungary on account of the extensive propagation of Christianity by St. Stephen, the founder of the royal line. It is now a title of the emperor of Austria in right of the throne of Hungary. -- Apostolic see, a see founded and governed by an apostle; specifically, the Ch…

A platform, or flooring of plank, at the entrance of a dock, against which the dock gates are shut.

Having a treelike appearance. "An arborized or moss agate." Wright.

of the showery arch." Milton. Triumphal arch, a monumental structure resembling an arched gateway, with one or more passages, erected to commemorate a triumph.

A mode of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth; layering. Chambers.

A species of shell (Cypræa argus), beautifully variegated with spots resembling those in a peacock's tail.

ship of war; steel-clad. This day will be launched . . . the first armor-plated steam frigate in the possession of Great Britain. Times (Dec. 29, 1860).