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The larva of the lacewinged flies (Chrysopa), which feeds voraciously upon aphids. The name is also applied to the larvæ of the ladybugs (Coccinella).

An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather. Audsley.

The Destroyer; -- a name used (Rev. ix. 11) for the angel of the bottomless pit, answering to the Hebrew Abaddon.

h the gospel. He called unto him his disciples, and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles. Luke vi. 13.

A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.

The act of calling by a name.

Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming. Cudworth.

le classes or species; as, Hercules is sometimes used appellatively, that is, as a common name, to signify a strong man.

Containing an appeal. An appellatory libel ought to contain the name of the party appellant. Ayliffe.

Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another color or stuff) applied or transferred to a foundation; as, appliqué lace; appliqué work.

fana, a fluid containing arsenic, and used for secret poisoning, made by an Italian woman named Tofana, in the middle of the 17th century, who is said to have poisoned more than 600 persons. Francis. -- Aqua vitæ Etym: [L., water of life. Cf. Eau de vie, Usquebaugh], a name given to brandy and some other ardent spirit…

and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle. Aquila alba Etym: [L., white eagle], an alchemical name of calomel. Brande & C.

A name of the great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna), native of South America.

A style of ornamentation either painted, inlaid, or carved in low relief. It consists of a pattern in which plants, fruits, foliage, etc., as well as figures of men and animals, real or imaginary, are fantastically interlaced or put together.

Ornamented in the style of arabesques.

The cultivation of trees and shrubs, chiefly for timber or for ornamental purposes.

ast Indies; -- so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applied to Chætodon rostratus.

More commonly, the molding or other ornaments with which the wall face of the voussoirs of an arch is charged.

A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina.

The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.