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n the application of the telescope and quadrant." Horsley. "He was adroit in intrigue." Macaulay.

n. Give me advantage of some brief discourse. Shak. The advantages of a close alliance. Macaulay.

sue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat. He loved excitement and adventure. Macaulay.

us; sociable. An affable and courteous gentleman. Shak. His manners polite and affable. Macaulay.

affect the earth with cold heat. Milton. The climate affected their health and spirits. Macaulay.

t is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. "An affectation of contempt." Macaulay. Affectation is an awkward and forced imitation of what should be genuine and easy, wanting the beauty that accompanies what is natural what is natural. Locke.

ve an affection for or towards children. All his affections are set on his own country. Macaulay.

avate. Ag*gres"sive*ly, adv. -- Ag*gres"sive*ness, n. No aggressive movement was made. Macaulay.

ow commonly used in the passive TO be aggrieved. Aggrieved by oppression and extortion. Macaulay.

in clammy drops his limbs o'erspread. Dryden. The commissioners read and stood aghast. Macaulay.

Violent contest or striving. The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. Macaulay.

antial, light, or volatile. "Charm ache with air." Shak. He was still all air and fire. Macaulay . [Air and fire being the finer and quicker elements as opposed to earth and water.]

According to the fashion or prevailing mode. "Alamode beef shops." Macaulay.

hension of being attacked by surprise. Alarm and resentment spread throughout the camp. Macaulay.

One prone to sound or excite alarms, especially, needless alarms. Macaulay.

A house where ale is retailed; hence, a tippling house. Macaulay.

he errors which . . . alienated a loyal gentry and priesthood from the House of Stuart. Macaulay. The recollection of his former life is a dream that only the more alienates him from the realities of the present. I. Taylor.

thronged. The Boyne, for a quarter of a mile, was alive with muskets and green boughs. Macaulay.

ly; not even. [Obs.] Shak. (b) Almost; nearly. "The fine arts were all but proscribed." Macaulay. -- All hollow, entirely, completely; as, to beat any one all hollow. [Low] -- All one, the same thing in effect; that is, wholly the same thing. -- All over, over the whole extent; thoroughly; wholly; as, she is her moth…

idered. "This example is on all fours with the other." "No simile can go on all fours." Macaulay.