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An autocrat. [Archaic]

Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.

Auxiliary. [Archaic] The auxiliar troops and Trojan hosts appear. Pope.

A turning from with dislike; aversion. [Obs.or Archaic] Some men have a natural aversation to some vices or virtues, and a natural affection to others. Jer. Taylor.

Turned away or backward. [Obs.] The tracks averse a lying notice gave, And led the searcher backward from the cave. Dryden.

To turn away. [Archaic] Cold and averting from our neighbor's good. Thomson.

To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another tribunal. [Obs. or Archaic] One who avocateth his mind from other occupations. Barrow. He, at last, . . . avocated the cause to Rome. Robertson.

A calling away; a diversion. [Obs. or Archaic] Impulses to duty, and powerful avocations from sin. South.

A vow or determination. [Archaic]

admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive. Heaven's awful Monarch. Milton.

At work; in action. [Archaic or Colloq.] Spenser.

which is perpendicular to the plane of the circle. Hutton. -- Axis of the Ionic capital (Arch.), a line passing perpendicularly through the middle of the eye of the volute. -- Neutral axis (Mech.), the line of demarcation between the horizontal elastic forces of tension and compression, exerted by the fibers in any c…

ng shrubs, mostly natives of China or of North America; false honeysuckle. The genus is scarcely distinct from Rhododendron.

An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object; as, the azimuth of a star; the azimuth or bearing of a line surveying.

r anterior to the paleozoic tome. Azoic is also used as a noun, age being understood. See Archæan, and Eozoic.

An explosive consisting of sodium nitrate, charcoal, sulphur, and petroleum.

ack charges, charges brought forward after an account has been made up. -- Back filling (Arch.), the mass of materials used in filling up the space between two walls, or between the inner and outer faces of a wall, or upon the haunches of an arch or vault. -- Back pressure. (Steam Engine) See under Pressure. -- Back…

Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment.

A game played on an oblong board, having, at one end, cups or arches into or through which balls are to be driven by a rod held in the hand of the player.

The arched handle of a kettle, pail, or similar vessel, usually movable. Forby.