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A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia. See Ambrosia, 3. Turner.

An unguent of the gods. His dewy locks distilled ambrosia. Milton.

A bark beetle that feeds on ambrosia.

Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious. [R.]"Ambrosiac odors." B. Jonson.

Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious. "Ambrosial food." "Ambrosial fragrance." Milton.

After the manner of ambrosia; delightfully. "Smelt ambrosially." Tennyson.

Ambrosial. [R.] . Jonson.

An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback.

A picture taken on a place of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass.

In churches, a kind of closet, niche, cupboard, or locker for utensils, vestments, etc.

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

Of or pertaining to ambulacra; avenuelike; as, the ambulacral ossicles, plates, spines, and suckers of echinoderms.

Having the form of ambulacra.

One of the radical zones of echinoderms, along which run the principal nerves, blood vessels, and water tubes. These zones usually bear rows of locomotive suckers or tentacles, which protrude from regular pores. In star fishes they occupy the grooves along the under side of the rays.

s, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps.

Walking; moving from place to place. Gayton.

To walk; to move about. [R.] Southey.

The act of walking. Sir T. Browne.

Walking. [R.]

A beetle of the genus Lamia.