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udy of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity.

The inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite directions. The inhabitants of the north and south temperate zones are always Antiscians. Brande & C.

The habit of bending from the sunlight; -- said of certain plants.

ected with, inclined to, or symptomatic of, apoplexy; as, an apoplectic person, medicine, habit or temperament, symptom, fit, or stroke.

Having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; -- used of things. My vines and peaches . . . were apt to have a soot or smuttiness upon their leaves and fruit. Temple. This tree, if unprotected, is apt to be stripped of the leaves by a leaf-cutting ant. Lubbock.

Inhabiting the water. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Of or pertaining to Arabia or its inhabitants. Arabian bird, the phenix. Shak.

Of or pertaining to Aragon, in Spain, or to its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl.

Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aramæan; -- specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee. -- n.

Having the form, constitution, or habits, of a proper tree, in distinction from a shrub. Loudon.

Tree-inhabiting; -- said of certain birds.

A species of wild sheep (Ovis ammon, or O. argali), remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of Siberia and central Asia.

great length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the male. The species A. Grayi inhabits Borneo.

One who is overbearing in his temper or habits; a proud or haughty person. A born aristocrat, bred radical. Mrs. Browning.

An inhabitant of Albania and neighboring mountainous regions, specif. one serving as a soldier in the Turkish army.

, a commission given by the prince to officers in every county, to muster and array the inhabitants, or see them in a condition for war. Blackstone.

The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtiness; self-assumption;…

Persons who, at certain times of the year, have no shadow at noon; -- applied to the inhabitants of the torrid zone, who have, twice a year, a vertical sun.

A native or an inhabitant of Ashantee in Western Africa.

Of or pertaining to Asia or to its inhabitants. -- n.