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A learner of the alphabet; an abecedarian. Abp. Sancroft.

A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used by potters to give a green glaze to their wares; potter's ore.

Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence. Gray. Alternate alligation. See Alligation. -- Alternate angles (Geom.), the internal and angles made by two lines with a third, on opposite sides of it. It the parallels AB, CD, are cut by the line…

A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresces on the rock.

A pupil; especially, a graduate of a college or other seminary of learning.

Leathery.

The tanning or dressing of leather. [Obs.] Blount.

Amber color, or anything amber-colored; a clear light yellow; as, the amber of the sky.

A species of Anthospermum, a shrub with evergreen leaves, which, when bruised, emit a fragrant odor.

Characterized by containing the rudiments of both flowers and leaves; -- applied to a bud.

The exterior edge or border of a thing, as the border of a leaf, or the outline of a bivalve shell.

A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell. Spenser.

The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness. A sweetness and amenity of temper. Buckle. This climate has not seduced by its amenities. W. Howitt.

Lovable; lovely; pleasing. [Obs. or R.] So amiable a prospect. Sir T. Herbert.

Cell division in which there is first a simple cleavage of the nucleus without change in its structure (such as the formation of chromosomes), followed by the division of the cytoplasm; direct cell division; -- opposed to mitosis. It is not the usual mode of division, and is believed by many to occur chiefly in highly…

Capable of being cleared off, as a debt.

To clear off or extinguish, as a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund.

Of or pertaining to the Amphictyons or their League or Council; as, an Amphictyonic town or state; the Amphictyonic body. W. Smith.

A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object was to maintain the common interests of Greece.

rd and forward, but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward. The beach flea is an example. See Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca.