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The apogeotropic tendency of some leaves, and other parts.

Balanced.

An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn.

fense of a faith, a cause, or an institution; especially, one who argues in defense of Christianity.

Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasciæ which cover, invest, and the terminations and attachments of, many muscles. They often differ from tendons only in being flat and thin. See Fascia.

A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration. Shak., Julius Cæsar, iii. 2.]

The action of apophlegmatics.

A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone.

in which the speaker breaks off suddenly, as if unwilling or unable to state what was in his mind; as, "I declare to you that his conduct -- but I can not speak of that, here."

The state or quality of being apostolical.

A collector or maker of apothegms. Pope.

Glorification; exaltation. "The apotheosis of chivalry." Prescott. "The noisy apotheosis of liberty and machinery." F. Harrison.

A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc. Weale.

A prince to whom an appanage has been granted.

Inflammation of the vermiform appendix.

The vermiform appendix.

Capable of being appraised.

A valuation by an authorized person; an appraisement.

to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels.

The act of setting the value; valuation by an appraiser; estimation of worth.