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Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, "Two men could hardly walk abreast." Macaulay.

we have broils at home and enemies abroad. "Another prince . . . was living abroad." Macaulay.

That very homesickness which, in regular armies, drives so many recruits to abscond. Macaulay.

r country or district than that where his estate is situated; as, an Irish absentee. Macaulay.

tal and remission of his punishment. Halifax was absolved by a majority of fourteen. Macaulay.

One who absolves. Macaulay.

ulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from. Not a few abstained from voting. Macaulay. Who abstains from meat that is not gaunt Shak.

e; to reproach coarsely; to disparage. The . . . tellers of news abused the general. Macaulay.

nite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth. The abysses of metaphysical theology. Macaulay. In unfathomable abysses of disgrace. Burke.

Open to the influence of; -- with to. "Minds accessible to reason." Macaulay.

Nonessential; not necessary belonging; incidental; as, are accidental to a play. Accidental chords (Mus.), those which contain one or more tones foreign to their proper harmony. -- Accidental colors (Opt.), colors depending on the hypersensibility of the retina of the eye for complementary colors. They are purely subj…

state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement. "To come to terms of accommodation." Macaulay.

thoughts. Sir P. Sidney. He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded rebels. Macaulay.

itch and tone; concord; as, the accord of tones. Those sweet accords are even the angels' lays. Sir J. Davies.

Agreement; harmony; conformity. "In strict accordance with the law." Macaulay.

and soul according well." Tennyson. According to him, every person was to be bought. Macaulay. Our zeal should be according to knowledge. Sprat.

A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind upon free metallic reeds.

A player on the accordion.

to some one. To accredit (one) with (something), to attribute something to him; as, Mr. Clay was accredited with these views; they accredit him with a wise saying.

now accuse me. Acts xxiv. 13. We are accused of having persuaded Austria and Sardinia to lay down their arms. Macaulay.