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An unexpected subsequent event; something disagreeable happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end. Spenser.

A second game; hence, a subsequent scheme or expedient. Wotton. Aftergame at Irish, an ancient game very nearly resembling backgammon. Beau. & Fl.

Reflection after an act; later or subsequent thought or expedient.

Moreover; besides; further. Again, it is of great consequence to avoid, etc. Hersche Again and again, more than once; often; repeatedly. -- Now and again, now and then; occasionally. -- To and again, to and fro. [Obs.] De Foe.

flower stem, sometimes forty feet in height, and perishes. The fermented juice is the pulque of the Mexicans; distilled, it yields mescal. A strong thread and a tough paper are made from the leaves, and the wood has many uses.

sness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.

l or equitable division of lands; as, the agrarian laws of Rome, which distributed the conquered and other public lands among citizens. His Grace's landed possessions are irresistibly inviting to an agrarian experiment. Burke.

and rarely by with. See Agreeable, 4. The effect of which is, that marriages grow less frequent, agreeably to the maxim above laid down. Paley.

A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque. [Mexico and Spanish America.]

A subsidy granted to the king by Parliament; also, an exchequer loan.

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 have commonly been regarded as forming a compound adverb, equivalent in meaning to entirely, completely, altogether. But the sense of entireness lies wholly in the word all (…

A silicate containing a large amount of cerium. It is usually black in color, opaque, and is related to epidote in form and composition.

To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions.

A rule relating to the solution of questions concerning the compounding or mixing of different ingredients, or ingredients of different qualities or values.

a form of squeezer for the puddle ball;

m in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer.

undergone partial or complete change or substitution of material; -- thus limonite is frequently an allomorph after pyrite. G. H. Williams.

Hence; Unique; rare; matchless. Shak.

rnation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent.

A white fibrous mineral frequently found on the walls of mines and quarries, chiefly hydrous sulphate of alumina; -- also called feather alum, and hair salt.