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The seed of the anise; also, a cordial prepared from it. "Oil of aniseed." Brande & C.

A remedy against the plague. Brande & C.

directions. The inhabitants of the north and south temperate zones are always Antiscians. Brande & C.

Destitute of skin. Brande & C.

Apple brandy. [U.S.]

Relating to apyrexy. "Apyrexial period." Brande & C.

cis. -- Aqua vitæ Etym: [L., water of life. Cf. Eau de vie, Usquebaugh], a name given to brandy and some other ardent spirits. Shak.

e Dolphin; the Eagle. Aquila alba Etym: [L., white eagle], an alchemical name of calomel. Brande & C.

ng; tillage. [R.] Lands are said to be in a state of aration when they are under tillage. Brande.

The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends. Brande & C.

Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall. Brande & C.

ice in the trial and determination of civil and criminal cases; -- usually in the plural. Brande. Wharton. Craig. Burrill.

A rich kind of satin manufactured in India. Brande & C.

An instrument for measuring the evaporation from water, ice, or snow. Brande & C.

The territory without the walls, but within the legal limits, of a town or city. Brande & C.

to the pure idioms of a particular language. See Solecism. The Greeks were the first that branded a foreign term in any of their writers with the odious name of barbarism. G. Campbell.

252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner. Brande & C.

A cofferdam. Brande & C.

) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc. Batten door (Arch.), a…

The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors; as, the beading of a brand of whisky.