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ished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; as, alphabetic characters, writing, languages, arrangement.

Characterized by wrangling; scolding. [R.] Fielding.

Characterized by amalgamation.

A genus of poisonous fungi of the family Agaricaceæ, characterized by having a volva, an annulus, and white spores. The species resemble edible mushrooms, and are frequently mistaken for them. Amanita muscaria, syn. Agaricus muscarius, is the fly amanita, or fly agaric; and A. phalloides is the death cup.…

A characteristic crystalline substance, obtained from oil of bitter almonds.

The quality or character of an amateur.

Affected with amaurosis; having the characteristics of amaurosis.

Characterized by containing the rudiments of both flowers and leaves; -- applied to a bud.

Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring; as, an ambitious style. A giant statue . . . Pushed by a wild and artless race, From off wide, ambitious base. Collins.

A custom peculiar to the United States or to America; an American characteristic or idea.

American; to assimilate to the Americans in customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp with American characteristics.

Of or pertaining to the amnion; characterized by an amnion; as, the amniotic fluid; the amniotic sac. Amniotic acid. (Chem.) [R.] See Allantoin.

Of no particular kind or character; anomalous. Scientific treatises . . . are not seldom rude and amorphous in style. Hare. -- A*mor"phous*ly, adv. -- A*mor"phous*ness, n.

A word used to describe the character Halliwell.

Characterized by amphiarthrosis.

Pertaining to, adapted for, or connected with, both land and water. The amphibious character of the Greeks was already determined: they were to be lords of land and sea. Hare.

r mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters.

Characterized by, or involving, anachronism; anachronistic.

Characterized by, or connected with, insensibility; as, an anæsthetic effect or operation.

A species in one genus or group having its characters parallel, one by one, with those of another group.