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n{)l'", not;-ttibe, tfib, biillj-6il;-pO&'ndi-thin, 'l'His.
Autnmnal, iw~ti1m/ntll. a. belonging' Awkwardly, fLwk'wurd-le. ad. chUll;
to autumn.
sily, inelegantly.
-"vulsion, a-vil1'shi'm. 8. the act of Awl, !tw!. 8. a pointed instrument to
pulling one thing from another. bOL'e holes.
Auxilial', tnvg·zll'yar. 8. l a helper, Awless, ~w'les.a. wantingreverence..
AH.x:ilial'y, awg.zll'ytt...re.5 assistant. Awning, i,w!ning. 8. a COver spreatl
'1'0 Await, a·wate'. v. a. to expect, over a boat or vessel.
to wait for.
Awoke, a.woke'. p,'et. from awake.
To Awake, a-w~ke'. 'V. a. to rouse Awry, a_rlf. ad. obliquely, asquint.
out of sleep: v.n. toceasetosleep. Axe, aks.8. an instrument to cut
Awake, a-wAke'. a. not sleeping. wood. [truth.
7"'0 Award, a-wflrd'. 'V. a. to adjudge, Axiom, ak'shQrtl. 8. a self-evident
to determine. [of arbitratOl,s'l Axis, it.k'S[S' 8. the line that passe•
•-\wal·d, a-w/n'd'. 8. the determinatioll through any thing on which it may
Aware, a-wkre'. ad. vigilant, appl'i. revoh-e.
zed ot: [place or person. Axle ak'sl. 8. §the timbertI
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Away, a-wa'. ad. absent from any IAxle-tree, ak'sl-tree. on w
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Awe, Aw. 8. reverential lear.
the circumYOlutions of the wheel
r.J'o Awe, itw. v. a. to strike with re· are pel-formed..
Yerence, or fear.
I A.y, ae. ad. yes.
Awful, i'tw'fiil. a. struck with awe. J Aye, ae. ad. for ever.
Awfully, Itw'fill-le. ad. in a revel'en-II Azimuth, az'e-mi'tth. 8. the azimuth
tial manner. [to confound.! of the sun, or of a star, is an arch
To Awhape, a.hwA.pe" v. a. to strike, 'III
Awhile, a-hwlle'. ad. some time.
. between the meridiall of the plalle
and any given vertical line.
AwklVaL'd, awk'wtlrd. a. inelegant, j Azure, il':l:hfire. a. faint blue.
unhalldy.
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B The second letter in the Eng.
, lish alphabct.
1''0 Baa, br.. ~'. n. to cry like a sheep.
'1'0 Babble, Mb'bl. v. n. to talk idlv.
Babble, bab'bl..•. idle talk. '
Babblel', bab'bhll'. 8. an idle talker.
Babe, babe. 8. an illt:'lut.
Babish, bll.'b-ish. a. childish.
Baboon, ba-bOOn'. 8. a monkey ofthe
largest kind.
Bab)", balbe. 8. an infant.
Baccat.ed, bak'U·tM. a. having many
berries.
hdrunkard.
Racchanalian, b:1k-ka-n~ Ie-an. 8. a
Bacchanals, bak'ka-nalz. 8. drunken
feasts.
Bachelor, blltsh'e-lilr. 8. a man Unmarried;
a maQ, who takes his first
degrces.
B.
Back, Mk. 8. the hinder part.
Back, bilk. ad. to the place whence
onc came. [to support.
To Back, bak. v. a. to mount a horse,
To Backbite, bak'blte. v. a. to censnre
the absent. [Iumniator...
Backbiter, bil.k'bl·ti'tr. 8. a privy ca 4
Hackgamlnon, b£lk·gam'mun. 8. a.
game with dice.
B~ckpiece, bak'peese. 8. the piece oli
armour whieh covers the back.
Backside, Mk'slde. 8. the hindeqJaI'~
of any thiug.
[off.
1'0 Backslide, Mk·sIlde'. v. n. to fall
Backslider,bak.sli'dllr. 8. an apostate..
Backstafl~ bak'sHlf. 8. an instL'lUnent
usefnl in taking the sun's altitude.
Backsword, bak'slm1.8. asword with
one sharp edge.