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1,508 words match “BACON”

APPURTENANCE n.
to land. Tomlins. Bouvier. Burrill. Globes . . . provided as appurtenances to astronomy. Bacon. The structure of the eye, and of its appurtenances. Reid.
AREFY v.
To dry, or make dry. Bacon.
ARIETATION n.
The act of butting like a ram; act of using a battering-ram. [Obs.] Bacon.
ARMHOLE n.
The cavity under the shoulder; the armpit. Bacon.
AROMATIZE v.
impregnate with aroma; to render aromatic; to give a spicy scent or taste to; to perfume. Bacon.
ARREST n.
ge; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development. As the arrest of the air showeth. Bacon.
ARTICULATE a.
Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars. [Archaic] Bacon.
ARTSMAN n.
A man skilled in an art or in arts. [Obs.] Bacon.
AS adv.
that. [Obs.] The relations are so uncertain as they require a great deal of examination. Bacon.
ASLEEP a.
, tingling. Udall. Leaning long upon any part maketh it numb, and, as we call it, asleep. Bacon.
ASLOPE adv.
aslant; declining from an upright direction; sloping. "Set them not upright, but aslope." Bacon.
ASPECT n. 2 definitions
The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance. [R.] "The basilisk killeth by aspect." Bacon. His aspect was bent on the ground. Sir W. Scott.
ASPER a.
Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce. [Archaic] "An asper sound." Bacon.
ASSIMULATION n.
Assimilation. [Obs.] Bacon.
ASSUETUDE n.
habit; habitual use. Assuetude of things hurtful doth make them lose their force to hurt. Bacon.
ASTRICTION n.
Astringency. [Obs.] Bacon.
ASTRINGE v.
o cause parts to draw together; to compress. Which contraction . . . astringeth the moistuBacon.
ATTAIN v.
To overtake. [Obs.] Bacon.
ATTEMPERATION n.
The act of attempering or regulating. [Archaic] Bacon.
ATTENTATE; ATTENTAT n.
An attempt; an assault. [Obs.] Bacon.
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