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Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe. "Antique words." Spenser.

A substance (sometimes the product of a specific micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from certain diseases, or of counteracting the poisonous effects of pathogenic bacteria.

That of which the type pattern or representation; that which is represented by the type or symbol.

An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits, represented by a human figure with the head of a dog or fox.

Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use. Specifically (Anat.),

Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please. He sneers alike at those who are anxious to preserve and at those who are eager for reform. Macaulay.

Some, of whatever kind, quantity, or number; as, are there any witnesses present are there any other houses like it "Who will show us any good" Ps. iv. 6.

Resembling aphanite; having a very fine-grained structure.

appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain.

To shorten by aphesis. These words . . . have been aphetized. New Eng. Dict.

Of the nature of aphthæ; resembling thrush.

Each by itself; by the single one; to each; as the share of each; as, these melons cost a shilling apiece. "Fined . . . a thousand pounds apiece." Hume.

An alkaloid, , prepared from codeine. In its effects it resembles apomorphine.

Belonging to, or resembling, a family of plants, of which the dogbane (Apocynum) is the type.

day (the "sun god"), of archery, prophecy, medicine, poetry, and music, etc., and was represented as the model of manly grace and beauty; -- called also Phébus. The Apollo Belvedere, a celebrated statue of Apollo in the Belvedere gallery of the Vatican palace at Rome, esteemed of the noblest representations of the huma…

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Apollo.

Resembling apoplexy.

An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the renunciation of a religious faith; as, Julian's apostasy from Christianity.

ating in the figure of an apostle. One or more were offered by sponsors at baptism as a present to the godchild. B. Jonson.

uched on the age of the apostles. They were Polycarp, Clement, Ignatius, and Hermas; to these Barnabas has sometimes been added. -- Apostolic king (or majesty), 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…