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61Ii-p8tnd;-thin, THis.
A
The first letter in the Engiish
, alphabet. A, an article set
before nouns of the singular number;
a man, a tree. Before a word
beginning with a yowel, it is ,vritten
an~' as, an ox. A. is sometimes
:a noun; as great ..11. A is p1acc'~
before a participle, or participinl
Iloun; a hunting, a begging. A has
"signification denotingproportion.
A in abbreviation, stands tor ar·
tiuTJl, or arts, as A. ~f. artiu7n magi8ter;
for anno, as A. D. signifies
anna IJomini; and for ante, as A.
:a.r. denotes ante meridiem.
Aback, il·bak'. ad. backwards; back;
a sea term.
Abacot, ab'il.kiit. 8. a cap of state
anciently worn by the kings of
England.
Abacus, ab'a·kfrs. 8. a counting.table;
uppermost member of a column.
Abaft, a-Mft'. ad. from the fm·e.part
ofthe ship, towards the stern.
To Abalienate, ab-a'lt-eLl-llte. "v. a.
in law, to ahandon a property or
right to ano:he,r, '1 •
To Abandon, a·han'dun. 'V. a. to give
up, resign, forsake.
Abandoned, a.biln'dttnd. p. a. given
up, forsaken.
Abandonment, a-b8n'ditn-ml-nt. r.
tile a~t of aball'lolung.
I
Abarticulation, ~b~&r-tlk·u-ll/shfln..
8. that articulation that hasmanifest
motion.
To Abase, "·base'. 'V. a. to castdown.
to depress, to brin~ low.
Abasement, a.b&se'ment. 8. the state
of being brought low, depression.
T8 Abash, a·Msh'. v. a. to make
ashamed.
To Abate, n-..bate'. 'v. a. to lessen, to
diminish: 'V. n. to g'row less.
Abaternent, a.bate'~ent. 8. the act
of abating, extenuation.
Ahb, tib. 8. the yarn on a weaver's
warp.
[nifving ",tber.
Ahba, ';b'ha. 8. a Svri;\Ck word, si~­
Abbacy, ';b'M.s/'. s. privileges of ~
abbot.
[nnOlle'....
A.bbess, ilb'b,k 8. the snperiour ofa
-\ bbe}, or Abbr, fib'be. 8. a mOll""­
tery ofrpligious persons.
Abbot, ah·h(,.t. 8. the chief of a convent
of men.
To Abbreyiate, ab-bre'yt-ate. 't'. all\
to shorten, to rut short.
Abbl'eviation, ab-bre-ye-a'shf~n. [J..
the act of abridging, a contraction ..
Abbreviator, ab.bre-ye-a't(u~. $. one:
who abridges.
Ahbre\'iature, :1b.bre",e-h'tsh.lre. 5'.
a compendium or abridgment.
Abbntals, i\b·b\lt',i~, 8. the buttings
of lam).
D