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A division of Mollusca remarkable for the bilateral symmetry of the organs and the arrangement of the nerves.

Enlargement; amplification. [R.]

The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension.

An ornament, gem, or scroll, or a package containing a relic, etc., worn as a charm or preservative against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters.

Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place.

The arrangement of flowers in a cluster; the science of the relative position of flowers; inflorescence.

An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses. Gray.

his length between them. Halliwell, Conybeare. -- Apple-pie order, perfect order or arrangement. [Colloq.] Halliwell.

Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six.

ct; as, oil has an aptitude to burn. He seems to have had a peculiar aptitude for the management of irregular troops. Macaulay.

A transparent, pale green variety of beryl, used as a gem. See Beryl.

Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle; as, drawn up in battle array. Wedged together in the closest array. Gibbon.

An association for promoting art (esp. the arts of design), and giving encouragement to artists.

odified by human skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial heat or light, gems, salts, minerals, fountains, flowers. Artificial strife Lives in these touches, livelier than life. Shak.

The men and officers of that branch of the army to which the care and management of artillery are confided.

Free from guile, art, craft, or stratagem; characterized by simplicity and sincerity; sincere; guileless; ingenuous; honest; as, an artless mind; an artless tale. They were plain, artless men, without the least appearance of enthusiasm or credulity about them. Porteus. O, how unlike the complex works of man, Heaven's e…

Having no distinct; without sexual action; as, asexual reproduction. See Fission and Gemmation.

A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from or arrangement; as, an historical atlas.

Enlargement by addition; increase.

The state of being augmented; enlargement.