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Antecedent; preceding in time. "Capable of antecedaneous proof." Barrow.

Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.

Previously; before in time; at a time preceding; as, antecedently to conversion. Barrow.

A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an outer chamber. See Lobby.

Tending to check vomiting. -- n.

rk of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.

Preceding marriage; as, an antenuptial agreement. Kent.

Preceding dinner.

A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms. Chambers.

The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority. Pope.

Lit., fond of flowers; hence, feeding upon, or living among, flowers.

Yielding anthracite; as, anthraciferous strata.

y, adv. The daring anthropopathic imagery by which the prophets often represent God as chiding, upbraiding, threatening. H. Rogers.

Feeding on human flesh; cannibal.

Counteractive of bilious complaints; tending to relieve biliousness.

The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord.

atched deposit of silver on glass, used in connection with the receiving apparatus for reading wireless signals. The electric waves falling on this contrivance increase its resistance several times. The anticoherer can be used in conjunction with a telephone.

Something to lessea. Tending to lessen friction.

Tending to stop hemorrhage. -- n.

Tending to prevent sleep. -- n.