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To terrify; to affright. [Obs.] His manly face that did his foes agrise. Spenser.

ent or to remove evil; to help; to assist. You speedy helpers . . . Appear and aid me in this enterprise. Shak.

A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle.

particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it. Each at the head leveled his deadly aim. Milton.

d bearing of a person; mien; demeanor; as, the air of a youth; a heavy air; a lofty air. "His very air." Shak.

Drawn in air; imaginary. This is the air-drawn dagger. Shak.

The bone of the rump; also, the cut of beef surrounding this bone. [Spelt also edgebone.]

ime, somewhat translucent, or of banded shades of color; stalagmite. The name is used in this sense by Pliny. It is sometimes distinguished as oriental alabaster.

office of an alcalde; also, the building or chamber in which he conducts the business of his office.

editions (chiefly of the classics) which proceeded from the press of Aldus Manitius, and his family, of Venice, for the most part in the 16th century and known by the sign of the anchor and the dolphin. The term has also been applied to certain elegant editions of English works.

es of acetaldehyde: CH3CHO + CH3CHO = H3CH(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.

To allay or alleviate; to lighten. [Obs.] That shall alegge this bitter blast. Spenser.

A caldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm as a test of innocence or guilt.

A treatise on this science.

s are both sedimentary and igneous. Although fossils are rare, life certainly existed in this period. -- n.

ted a loyal gentry and priesthood from the House of Stuart. Macaulay. The recollection of his former life is a dream that only the more alienates him from the realities of the present. I. Taylor.

A withdrawing or estrangement, as of the affections. The alienation of his heart from the king. Bacon.

Even; just. (Often a mere intensive adjunct.) [Obs. or Poet.] All as his straying flock he fed. Spenser. A damsel lay deploring All on a rock reclined. Gay. All to, or All-to. In such phrases as "all to rent," "all to break," "all-to frozen," etc., which are of frequent occurrence in our old authors, the all and the to…

g; to correspond (with) exactly; to be alike in all the circumstances to be considered. "This example is on all fours with the other." "No simile can go on all fours." Macaulay.

llhallows or Hallowmas; a feast day kept in honor of all the saints; also, the season of this festival.