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.] His foe was soon addressed. Spenser. Turnus addressed his men to single fight. Dryden. The five foolish virgins addressed themselves at the noise of the bridegroom's coming. Jer. Taylor.

The act of addressing or directing one's course. [Rare & Obs.] Chapman.

easons . . . were adduced on both sides. Macaulay. Enough could not be adduced to satisfy the purpose of illustration. De Quincey.

Bringing together or towards a given point; -- a word applied to those muscles of the body which pull one part towards another. Opposed to abducent.

The act of adducing or bringing forward. An adduction of facts gathered from various quarters. I. Taylor.

A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to abductor; as, the adductor of the eye, which turns the eye toward the nose. In the bivalve shells, the muscles which close the values of the shell are called adductor muscles. Verrill.…

A Spanish red wine made of the first ripe grapes.

A provisional name for a plant which has not had its flowers botanically examined, and therefore has not been referred to its proper genus.

A "brotherhood," or collection of stamens in a bundle; -- used in composition, as in the class names, Monadelphia, Diadelphia, etc.

The revocation or taking away of a grant donation, legacy, or the like. Bouvier.

Combining forms of the Greek word for gland; -- used in words relating to the structure, diseases, etc., of the glands.

That part of anatomy which describes the glands.

The part of physiology that treats of the glands.

Having glands on the leaves.

The hardening of a gland.

parts of tropical Asia, due to a specific microörganism which produces chronic ulcers on the limbs. It is often fatal. Called also Cochin China ulcer, Persian ulcer, tropical ulcer, etc.

An obtaining; attainment. [Obs.] In the wit and policy of the capitain consisteth the chief adeption of the victory. Grafton.

The quality of being adept; skill.

The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expenditure.

The quality of being adequate; suitableness; sufficiency; adequacy.