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3021 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. AMUSINGLY.1 (Noah Webster)
AMUSINGLY, adv. s as z. In an amusing manner.
3022 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ANASTOMOSE.1 (Noah Webster)
ANASTOMOSE, v.i. s as z. [Gr. mouth.]
3023 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ANDEAN.1 (Noah Webster)
ANDEAN, a. Pertaining to the Andes. The great chain of mountains extending through S. America.
3024 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ANNOTTA.1 (Noah Webster)
… in S. America and the W. Indies. It is moderately hard, of a brown color on the outside, and a dull red within. It is used in dyeing to give an orange cast to a simple …
3025 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ANTEPOSITION.1 (Noah Webster)
ANTEPOSITION, n. s as z. [L. ante, before, and position, from pono, to place.]
3026 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ANTIBASILICAN.1 (Noah Webster)
ANTIBASILICAN, a. s as z. [Gr. a palace; L. royal, a hall of justice.] Opposed to royal state and magnificence.
3027 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ANTIPOISON.1 (Noah Webster)
ANTIPOISON, n. s as z. An antidote for poison.
3028 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. APPEASE.1 (Noah Webster)
APPEASE, v.t. s as z. [L. pax. See Peace .]
3029 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. APPLAUSE.1 (Noah Webster)
APPLAUSE, n. s as z. [L. applausus.]
3030 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. APPOSE.1 (Noah Webster)
APPOSE, v.t. s as z. [L. appono. See Apposite .]
3031 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. APPOSITE.1 (Noah Webster)
APPOSITE, a. s as z. [L. appositus, set or put to, from appono, of ad and pono, to put or place.]
3032 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. APPRISE.1 (Noah Webster)
APPRISE, v.t. s as z. [See Apprehend .]
3033 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ARISE.1 (Noah Webster)
ARISE, v.i. s as z pret. arose; pp. arisen; Heb.
3034 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ARROSION.1 (Noah Webster)
ARROSION, n. s as z. [L. arrodo.] A gnawing.
3035 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ARTISAN.1 (Noah Webster)
ARTISAN, n. s as z. [L. ars. See Art .]
3036 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. AVISE.2 (Noah Webster)
AVISE, v.i. s as z. To consider. [Not in use.]
3037 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. AVOIRDUPOIS.1 (Noah Webster)
AVOIRDUPOIS, n. s as z. [See Poise .]
3038 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. AXESTONE.1 (Noah Webster)
… the S. Sea isles, where it is used by the rude natives for axes and other instruments.
3039 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. BASIL.1 (Noah Webster)
BASIL, n. s as z. The slope or angle of a tool or instrument as of a chisel or plane; usually of 12 degrees, but for hard wood, 18 degrees.
3040 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. BASIL.3 (Noah Webster)
BASIL, n. s as z.