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Double aces, the lowest throw of all at dice. Hence: Bad luck; anything of no account or value.

Resembling, or consisting of, an ament or aments; as, the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence.

Same as Ambs-ace.

A foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the others long, as in cast. Andrews.

Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling. Kirby. Ampullaceous sac (Zoöl.), one of the peculiar cavities in the tissues of sponges, containing the zooidal cells.

Akin to, or derived from, the almond.

Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy.

Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are well known examples.

In the balk-line game, any of eight spaces, 7 inches by 3½, lying along a cushion and bisected transversely by a balk line. Object balls in an anchor space are treated as in balk.

Same as Anlace.

A broad dagger formerly worn at the girdle. [Written also anelace.]

Pertaining to the order of plants including the soursop, custard apple, etc.

A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4, which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of alizarin. [Written also anthracin.]

stills over from coal tar at a temperature above 270º. It is the principal source of anthracene.

Hostile to priests or the priesthood. Waterland.

With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily. His dewy locks did drop with brine apace. Spenser. A visible triumph of the gospel drawapace. I. Taylor.

Umbelliferous.

Belonging to the Aplacentata; without placenta.

Mammals which have no placenta.

Belonging to, or resembling, a family of plants, of which the dogbane (Apocynum) is the type.