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One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; as, political reformers and agitators.

A small insectivorous mammal (Solenodon paradoxus), allied to the moles, found only in Hayti.

A kind of gun metal, containing copper, zinc, and iron, but no tin.

A tube through which is water is discharged; an efflux tube; as, the ajutage of a fountain.

A white metallic alloy; which is made into spoons, forks, teapots, etc. British plate or German silver. See German silver, under German.

A stake or pole projecting from, or set up before, an alehouse, as a sign; an alepole. At the end was commonly suspended a garland, a bunch of leaves, or a "bush." [Obs.] Chaucer.

See Aleconner. [Eng.]

having the quality of nourishing; furnishing the materials for natural growth; as, alimental sap.

So as to serve for nourishment or food; nourishing quality. Sir T. Browne.

The quality of being alimentary; nourishing quality. [R.]

Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of nutrition; nutritious; alimental; as, alimentary substances. Alimentary canal, the entire channel, extending from the mouth to the anus, by which aliments are conveyed through the body, and the useless parts ejected.

The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of the alimentary canal.

Relating to expansions of the nasal septum.

Enticement; allurement. [Obs.] Bailey.

Capable of being allotted.

Same as Almucantar.

mall circle of the sphere parallel to the horizon; a circle or parallel of altitude. Two stars which have the same almucantar have the same altitude. See Almacantar. [Archaic] Almucanter staff, an ancient instrument, having an arc of fifteen degrees, formerly used at sea to take observations of the sun's amplitude at t…

A learner of the alphabet; an abecedarian. Abp. Sancroft.

Of or pertaining to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central Asia.

or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity. Noah builded an altar unto the Lord. Gen. viii. 20.