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Resembling anthrax in action; of the nature of anthrax; as, an anthracoid microbe.

Pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side of the globe.

Those who live on the side of the globe diametrically opposite.

the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe. "Antique words." Spenser.

to be real or true; to prove. [Obs.] Wouldst thou approve thy constancy Approve First thy obedience. Milton.

legal sense, land can never pass as an appurtenance to land. Tomlins. Bouvier. Burrill. Globes . . . provided as appurtenances to astronomy. Bacon. The structure of the eye, and of its appurtenances. Reid.

An artificial pond, or a globe or tank (usually with glass sides), in which living specimens of aquatic animals or plants are kept.

A constellation west of Taurus, drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a ram.

rest. Macaulay. [Our brother Norway] sends out arrests On Fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys. Shak.

d over the mind of the young monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a parent. Robertson.

roved of by Heaven, and that the Almighty had in a dream ascertained him of its effects. Robertson.

To set aside or reject as spurious, as by marking with an obelus.

irst vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name.

piation; amends; -- with for. Specifically, in theology: The expiation of sin made by the obedience, personal suffering, and death of Christ. When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best atonement be can make for it is, to warn others. Spectator. The Phocians behaved with, so much gallantry, that they were thought…

t; notice; exclusive or special consideration; earnest consideration, thought, or regard; obedient or affectionate heed; the supposed power or faculty of attending. They say the tongues of dying men Enforce attention like deep harmony. Shak.

array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments. Finely attired in a robe of white. Shak. With the linen miter shall he be attired. Lev. xvi. 4.

An angular or ear-shaped lobe.

Having ear-shaped appendages or lobes; auriculate; as, auricled leaves.

Having ears or appendages like ears; eared. Esp.: (a) (Bot.) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auricled. (b) (Zoöl.) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc. Auriculate leaf, one having small appended leaves or lobes o…

Having lobes like the ear; auriculate.