AME 



AMK 



that all mankind would be ambidexters ; 

 and, in fact, we frequently find nurses 

 obliged to be at a good deal of pains be- 

 fore they can bring cliildrcn to forego the 

 use of their left hands. It is to he regret- 

 ted, that any ot'tlic gifts of nature should 

 he thus rendered in a great measure tise- 

 isions in life 



which require the equal use of both 

 hands: such :is the operations of ble-d- 

 ing in tin- h-fr arm, left ancle, &c. 



AMHKOSIA, in botany, the name of a 

 dJNiinct genus of plants, with flosculous 

 flowers, composed of several small infun- 

 dibnliform flosruh s, divided into fr 

 nients; these, however, are barren ; the 

 fruit, which in some measure resembles a 

 club, Bowing on other parts of the plant. 



This genus belong to the Monoecia 

 Pentandria class and order. There aie 

 five species. 



AMHUOSIMA, in botany, a genus of 

 'lu- Monoecia Monadelphia class and or- 

 der : of which there is a species found in 

 the island of Sicily : spathc one-leaf 

 panited hy a memhranaccous partition, 

 containing the stamina in the him: 

 and upper part of the partition, pisiil- i:i 

 the outer cell, and lower part of the par- 

 tition : the root is tube radi- 

 .d shining. 



AMUrsr AI)F., or A Mil! <u, in the mi- 

 .vt, properly denotesa place where 

 -oldiers may lie concealed, till they find 

 an opportunity to surprise the enemy. 



AMF.f.M'S, in botany, a genus of the 



-iperHna: receptacle chaffy; 



down simple : calyx imbricate : florets of 



divided. There arc three spe- 



\ \ir.1, 1< >K AH \ husbandry, 



d to impro\e the 



lands on \\hioli they an cultivated. 

 ' those plants which have a large 

 >tem and shady leaf are thought to ren- 

 ders the soils on which they grow more 

 f.Ttile. by producing a confined or stag- 

 nant state of the air. The improvement 

 of lands, by what are called ameliorating 

 crops, probably depends upon the culture 

 which the ground receives while 1 1. 

 growing,and the returns which the\ make 

 to it in the way of manure, after*. 1 

 Consumed by animals. 



v.MFA, in the scripture language, a 

 -olemn formula, or conclusion toai. 

 'r, signifying, */> /v it. 



The term.; nvw, being de- 



i-ived from the verb, iimaii, i. r. to be true, 

 faithful, &c. so that, strictly speaking, ii 

 signifies truth ; and, useil advcrbiallv , as 

 is frequently done in th 



verily. Sometimes it is repeated twice 

 together, and then it stands for the super- 

 lative, as .mm, iinit-n, ilic'i --iibif. 



The word, in music, forms the 

 conclusion of anthems, hvmns, and other 

 sacred compositions ; and has so long 

 been one of the principal themes of choral 

 harmony, as to have given birth to a dis- 

 tinct appellation for music adapted to its 

 -..on: as when, u.->iiigthe word ad- 

 . Mich an oratorio or an- 

 them concludes with an .iinni chorus. 



A \IF.M), OI-AMKMIK, in the French 

 customs, a pecuniary punishment imposed 

 by a judge for :,ny crime, false prosecu- 

 tion, or groundless app-:d. 



AHENKF h'in'ti-ali'.e, an infamous kind 

 ofpunishment inflicted in France upon 

 traitors, parricides, or - a per- 



sons, in the follow ingmnmer:tfte offender 

 being delivered into the hands of the hang- 

 man, his shirt is stripped oH', and a rojje 

 p.it ai)out his n<-ek, and a taper in his 

 hand; then he is led into court, where he 

 must be pardon of God, the King, the 

 Court, and his Country. Sometimes the 

 punishment ends here, but some*:: 

 is only a prelude to death, or banishment 

 to the gaiT- 



Amende honorable is a term also used 

 for making recantation in open court, or 



person injured. 



AMI. \ DM l..\ I', in law, the correction 

 :-ror committed in a process, which 



.led after judgment, 

 the error lies in giving judgment, for in 

 that eas.- it is not amendable, but the par- 

 ty must bring a writ of error. 



Abii '.tended on the file at 



any time before the plea is pleaded; but 

 not aft' :ii(jtion and leave 



of the court. 



AMKIJCF.MF.NT, or A- 

 in law, a pecuniary punishment in: 

 upon offenders at the mercN of the court. 

 Amercements ditl'er from fines, the latter 



,its growii 



prcs-,1*, from some sta'.i ..s the 



former are imposed arbitrarily, in propor- 

 tion to the fault. 



. the court, 

 hut amercement* b> the eountn'. 



. 

 othi.T.s can onlv an. 



Sheriffs ar 



their otlice:--;, an.; tlie peaci; 



may be amerced in the King's-bench for 

 : mils in in I d to 



urt. 



A town is :;t for 



.ipe of a murderer in the day-time, 

 :.nd if til'- t'lwnis 



