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sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable woman.

An amorous girl or woman; a wanton. [Obs.] J. Warton.

A wanton woman; a courtesan. Sir T. Herbert.

A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair.

gel; heavenly; divine. "Angelic harps." Thomson."Angelical actions." Hooker. The union of womanly tenderness and angelic patience. Macaulay. Angelic Hymn, a very ancient hymn of the Christian Church; -- so called from its beginning with the song of the heavenly host recorded in Luke ii. 14. Eadie.

Old-womanish; imbecile. "Anile ideas." Walpole.

The state of being and old woman; old-womanishness; dotage. "Marks of anility." Sterne.

eness; adaptation. That sociable and helpful aptitude which God implanted between man and woman. Milton.

qua Tofana, a fluid containing arsenic, and used for secret poisoning, made by an Italian woman named Tofana, in the middle of the 17th century, who is said to have poisoned more than 600 persons. Francis. -- Aqua vitæ Etym: [L., water of life. Cf. Eau de vie, Usquebaugh], a name given to brandy and some other ardent…

A contriver, designer, or maker. The architects of their own happiness. Milton. A French woman is a perfect architect in dress. Coldsmith.

Thorough or downright, in a good sense. [Obs.] An arrant honest woman. Burton.

To try to win, subdue, or overcome; as, one who attempts the virtue of a woman. Dear sir, of force I must attempt you further: Take some remembrance of us, as a tribute. Shak.

An old woman; and old gossip. [Obs.] Shak.

aureole of light seen around the sun during total eclipses. Proctor. The aureole of young womanhood. O. W. Holmes.

anction or confirm by the authority of some one; to warrant; as, to authorize a report. A woman's story at a winter's fire, Authorized by her grandam. Shak.

A woman aviator.

Weight; heaviness; as, a woman of much avoirdupois. [Colloq.] Avoirdupois weight, a system of weights by which coarser commodities are weighed, such as hay, grain, butter, sugar, tea.

him awry, enslaved. Milton. Nothing more awry from the law of God and nature than that a woman should give laws to men. Milton.

An unmarried woman. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

A woman of loose morals; a prostitute. A disreputable, daring, laughing, painted French baggage. Thackeray.