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Enticement; allurement. [Obs.] Bailey.

A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in Sout…

d oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds. -- Oil of bitter almonds, a poisonous volatile oil obtained from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation; benzoic aldehyde. -- Imitation oil of bitter almonds, nitrobenzene. -- Almond tree (Bot.), the tree bearing the almond. -- Almond willow (Bot.), a willow whic…

Of or relating to Alphonso X., the Wise, King of Castile (1252- 1284). Alphonsine tables, astronomical tables prepared under the patronage of Alphonso the Wise. Whewell.

Lofty speech; pompous language. [R.] Bailey.

High-sounding; pompous in speech. [R.] Bailey.

Doubtful or ambiguous language. [Obs.] Bailey.

To amend a bill, to make some change in the details or provisions of a bill or measure while on its passage, professedly for its improvement.

the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while saying Mass.

pound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste: -- often called volatile alkali, and spirits of hartshorn.

Any stock of missiles, literal or figurative. Ammunition bread, shoes, etc., such as are contracted for by government, and supplied to the soldiers. [Eng.]

One who lives near a river. [Obs.] Bailey.

Born or bred in, of, or near a river. [Obs.] Bailey.

A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles.

which develops in its embryonic life the envelope called the amnion. It comprises the reptiles, the birds, and the mammals.

A unit equal to the product of one complete convolution (of a coiled conductor) into one ampère of current; thus, a conductor having five convolutions and carrying a current of half an ampère is said to have 2½ ampère turns. The magnetizing effect of a coil is proportional to the number of its ampère turns.…

Of or pertaining to the Amphibia; as, amphibian reptiles.

Having the ability to live both on land and in water, as frogs, crocodiles, beavers, and some plants.

To amplify. [Obs.] Bailey.

The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.