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A species of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.

an argument from the cause to the effect; an a priori argument. Johnson.

One who reasons from analogy, or represent, by analogy. Cheyne.

A gradual progression from one type to another, generally ascending. Huxley.

projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image.

Pertaining to a process or a style of printing from characters in relief on zinc plates.

ing lens of equal and opposite astigmatism but different focal lengths, and sensibly free from astigmatism.

were an anathema destined to destruction. St. Paul . . . says he could wish, to save them from it, to become an anathema, and be destroyed himself. Locke. Anathema Maranatha Etym: (see 1 Cor. xvi. 22), an expression commonly considered as a highly intensified form of anathema. Maran atha is now considered as a separate…

One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.

Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate. "Ancestral trees." Hemans.

slack cable entangled. -- The anchor is acockbill, when it is suspended perpendicularly from the cathead, ready to be let go. -- The anchor is apeak, when the cable is drawn in do tight as to bring to ship directly over it. -- The anchor is atrip, or aweigh, when it is lifted out of the ground. -- The anchor is aw…

by a vessel at anchor. International rules of the road require vessels at anchor to carry from sunset to sunrise a single white light forward if under 150 feet in length, and if longer, two such lights, one near the stern and one forward.

A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root.

The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals.

Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent. A friend, perhaps, or an ancient acquaintance. Barrow.

The quality of being ancient; antiquity; existence from old times.

The sacred shield of the Romans, said to have-fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome.

A meteor appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Andromeda, -- whence the name.

nited States. The principal subgenus is Sorghum, including A. sorghum and A. halepensis, from which have been derived the Chinese sugar cane, the Johnson grass, the Aleppo grass, the broom corn, and the durra, or Indian millet. Several East Indian species, as A. nardus and A. schonanthus, yield fragrant oils, used in…

Dissection of the human body, as distinguished from zoötomy; anthropotomy. [R.]