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ulque of the Mexicans; distilled, it yields mescal. A strong thread and a tough paper are made from the leaves, and the wood has many uses.

A long time. [Colloq.] "He made minutes an age." Tennyson. Age of a tide, the time from the origin of a tide in the South Pacific Ocean to its arrival at a given place. -- Moon's age, the time that has elapsed since the last preceding conjunction of the sun and moon.

One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor. Heaven made us agents, free to good or ill. Dryden.

To aggravate my woes." Pope. To aggravate the horrors of the scene. Prescott. The defense made by the prisioner's counsel did rather aggravate than extenuate his crime. Addison.

to aggravate. Ag*gres"sive*ly, adv. -- Ag*gres"sive*ness, n. No aggressive movement was made. Macaulay.

A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope.

Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane. Being in an agony he prayed more earnestly. Luke xxii. 44.…

In earnest; heartily. [Obs.] "I made her weep agood." Shak.

A path through the air made easy for aërial navigation by steady winds.

lding odoriferous ointments, etc.; -- so called from the stone of which it was originally made. Fosbroke.

A white metallic alloy; which is made into spoons, forks, teapots, etc. British plate or German silver. See German silver, under German.

Even though; although; notwithstanding. Chaucer. Albeit so masked, Madam, I love the truth. Tennyson.

Made of alder.

An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.

A beverage, formerly made by boiling ale with spice, sugar, and sops of bread. Their aleberries, caudles, possets. Beau. & Fl.

Sour ale; vinegar made of ale. Cecil.

An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and worm still. Used also metaphorically. The alembic of a great poet's imagination. Brimley.

Flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetic persons.

Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.

A kind of wine, formerly much esteemed; -- said to have been made near Alicant, in Spain. J. Fletcher.