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The act rendering alkaline by impregnating with an alkali; a conferring of alkaline qualities.

re, and sung faster like four crotchets; in quick common time; -- indicated in the time signature by

Pertaining to or designating the humid division of the Transition zone extending across the northern United States from New England to eastern Dakota, and including also most of Pennsylvania and the mountainous region as far south as northern Georgia.

[From the Allegheny River, Pennsylvania.] (Geol.) Pertaining to or designating a subdivision of the Pennsylvanian coal measure.

A writing or signature made by some person other than any of the parties thereto; -- opposed to autograph.

rom those produced by the special disease treated; -- a term invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed to homeopathy.

To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically. [R.]

Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second; as, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc. ; read every alternate line.

To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum. Ure.

To treat impregnate with alum; to alum.

Of, pertaining to, or designating, the followers of Jacob Amman, a strict Mennonite of the 17th century, who even proscribed the use of buttons and shaving as "worldly conformity". There are several branches of Amish Mennonites in the United States.

Combined or impregnated with ammonia.

That which annoys. A grain, a dust, a gnat, a wandering hair, Any annoyance in that precious sense. Shak.

An indicator (as in a hotel) which designates the room where attendance is wanted.

n containing the pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of the ovary. -- An"ther*al, a.

Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Apennines, a chain of mountains extending through Italy.

Having or designating conspicuous or warning colors or structures indicative of special means of defense against enemies, as in the skunk.

first century, and thus touched on the age of the apostles. They were Polycarp, Clement, Ignatius, and Hermas; to these Barnabas has sometimes been added. -- Apostolic king (or majesty), a title granted by the pope to the kings of Hungary on account of the extensive propagation of Christianity by St. Stephen, the foun…

The word by which a particular person or thing is called and known; name; title; designation. They must institute some persons under the appellation of magistrates. Hume.

To assign, designate, or set apart by authority. Aaron and his shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service. Num. iv. 19. These were cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them. Josh. xx. 9.