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The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes.

lis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; æolic; as, the Æolian dialect.

Æolian, 1; as, the Æolic dialect; the Æolic mode.

Beforehand; in anticipation. [Archaic or Dial.] She is come aforehand to anoint my body. Mark xiv. 8.

Following dinner; post-prandial; as, an after-dinner nap.

efore the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when. [Archaic or Dial.] Urijah the priest made it, against King Ahaz came from Damascus. 2 Kings xvi. 11. Against the sun, in a direction contrary to that in which the sun appears to move.

The language of the Alemanni. The Swabian dialect . . . is known as the Alemannic. Amer. Cyc.

A compound cordial, in the form of a confection, deriving its name from the kermes insect, its principal ingredient.

Overthrowing; defeating; -- applied to Plato's refutative dialogues. Enfield.

lly applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.

The seed of the anise; also, a cordial prepared from it. "Oil of aniseed." Brande & C.

A French cordial or liqueur flavored with anise seeds. De Colange.

Chief; primary; primordial. [Obs.] Cudworth.

The language of the Armoricans, a Celtic dialect which has remained to the present times.

A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect ball and socket.

A work horse, or working ox. [Obs. or Dial. Eng.]

A mean proportion, medial sum or quantity, made out of unequal sums or quantities; an arithmetical mean. Thus, if A loses 5 dollars, B 9, and C 16, the sum is 30, and the average 10.

erly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another. [Now dialectic, Eng.]

ood, or other light combustible matter, for kindling fires; refuse of brushwood. [Obs. or Dial. Eng.]

The front or the back part of the frame of a bedstead. [Obs. or Dial. Eng.]