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Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia. "Acadian farmers." Longfellow. -- n.

n in the plural; as, the accomodations -- that is, lodgings and food -- at an inn. Sir W. Scott.

n the desolations of Jerusalem. Dan. ix. 2. He had accomplished half a league or more. Prescott.

square feet. This is the English statute acre. That of the United States is the same. The Scotch acre was about 1.26 of the English, and the Irish 1.62 of the English.

or (later) a jacket plated with mail. [Spelled also hacqueton.] [Obs.] Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.

e felt his professional acuteness interested in bringing it to a successful close. Sir W. Scott.

A governor of a province; a commander. Prescott.

Adjournment; postponement. [R.] "An adjournal of the Diet." Sir W. Scott.

The office or jurisdiction of an admiral. Prescott.

nt (esp. of food or drink) by foreign mixture. The shameless adulteration of the coin. Prescott.

Looking as if or scorched; sunburnt. A tall, thin man, of an adust complexion. Sir W. Scott.

, or consequence; to be preferred or promoted. Advanced to a level with ancient peers. Prescott.

on; trade is advantageous to a nation. Advabtageous comparison with any other country. Prescott. You see . . . of what use a good reputation is, and how swift and advantageous a harbinger it is, wherever one goes. Chesterfield.

an intercessor. We have an Advocate with the Father. 1 John ii. 1. Faculty of advocates (Scot.), the Scottish bar in Edinburgh. -- Lord advocate (Scot.), the public prosecutor of crimes, and principal crown lawyer. -- Judge advocate. See under Judge.

lic; -- often in the plural. "At the head of affairs." Junius. "A talent for affairs." Prescott.

guished from others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles. "The spirit of the age." Prescott. Truth, in some age or other, will find her witness. Milton. Archeological ages are designated as three: The Stone age (the early and the later stone age, called paleolithic and neolithic), the Bronze age, and the Iron age.…

or wealth; -- applied to persons, countries, etc. His scheme for aggrandizing his son. Prescott.

ce; to intensify. "To aggravate my woes." Pope. To aggravate the horrors of the scene. Prescott. The defense made by the prisioner's counsel did rather aggravate than extenuate his crime. Addison.

. . trust to the agility of their wit. Bacon. Wheeling with the agility of a hawk. Sir W. Scott.

appeals, etc.; as, the antislavery agitation; labor agitation. "Religious agitations." Prescott.