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quantity of some other metal alloyed with the iron, usually chromium, nickel, manganese, tungsten, or vanadium.

ss or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases. The life Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with. Pope.

To grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or morals; to improve. "My fortune . . . amends." Sir P. Sidney.

reparation. [Now const. with sing. verb.] "An honorable amends." Addison. Yet thus far fortune maketh us amends. Shak.

Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.

ning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, "He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent."

arts of a subject, each separately, as the words which compose a sentence, the tones of a tune, or the simple propositions which enter into an argument. It is opposed to synthesis.

A narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank.

evere anæmia by sucking the blood from the intestinal walls. Called also miner's anæmia, tunnel disease, brickmaker's anæmia, Egyptian chlorosis.

A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larvæ of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. See Illustration in Appendix.

-- properly only in the plural. [Obs.] An expense proportioned to his appointments and fortune is necessary. Chesterfield.

A access, or opportunity of drawing near. The approach to kings and principal persons. Bacon.

To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically. Opportunities to approve . . . worth. Emerson. He had approved himself a great warrior. Macaulay. 'T is an old lesson; Time approves it true. Byron. His account . . . approves him a man of thought. Parkman.

Opportunely or opportune; seasonably or seasonable. A tale extremely apropos. Pope.

An air or song; a melody; a tune.

ular use) those who are regarded as superior to the rest of the community, as in rank, fortune, or intellect.

moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.

One of the Ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of the Tunicata. Also as an adj.

A group of Tunicata, often shaped like a two-necked bottle. The group includes, social, and compound species. The gill is a netlike structure within the oral aperture. The integument is usually leathery in texture. See Illustration in Appendix.

of the known species. It is sometimes used as a name for the Ascidioidea, or for all the Tunicata.