appetence 
4. Instinctive inclination or natural tendency. 
These lactcals have months, and by animal selection or 
appetenni they absorb such part of the fluid as is^ agreeable 
to their palate. 
The present example . . . precisely contradicts the 
opinion that the parts of animals may have been all ii 
by what is called ,-,<;"'''". .. ., Mid.propr petpeturted, 
ami Imperoeptihly working its effect through an Incal- 
ciilabk- serius of generations. /'>/, Nut. Ihcol., ix. 
273 
appetite and -ire.'] 1. Characterized by or of 
the nature of appetite. 
apple 
1 v,,,, ,, 
Pure spontaneity has no alternatives of inoperative and 
/'/! ifl'w. lliekuk. Seieliee ul Mind, p. 27-i. 
2. Appetizing. -The appetitive faculty, the sum 
pf all our tendencies toward rinK 
Chapman, AlphollKii 
applausefult (a-plaz 'ful), a. [< applause + 
-Jal.'] Abounding in plaudits; laudatory; man- 
ifesting applause. [Bare.] 
All France and Britain ring with aectamation, 
And with apfioutrfui thanks they i)') rejoice. 
.1 nil II '/' 
ous; eagerly longing 
Thirsty and n/v"''" 1 ' aft 
Sir (.'. /;;,, 
2. Pertaining to desire or volition. 
Hamilton. 
appetibility (ape-ti-bil'i-ti), re. [=F. /'/.'.';/'- 
appetizer (ap'e-ti-zer), n. That which excites 
Rich. III., p. co. or whets the appetite, as a walk; anything that 
gives a relish for food. 
A glass of vodka, together with caviar, raw salt hcn-inc, 
pickled mPishronms. or some such viand as an np/irtizrr 
before dinner. D. M. Wallace, Russia, p. 150. 
Exciting an 
TT. 
. zhon), n. Applause. 
'siv)'.. [<ML.-_" 
favorable, < L. o/i/ 1 '" '"''"'' sec "/' 
<iji/,liinxi- ami I'lniisiri'.'] 1. Ap- 
contaming applause ; of the nature 
of applause. 
The soldiers, as y,m lieard. my lord, 
Did till the air with their - li,,nt-. 
Deitli.-,- / II. i,.,trr CO, Weakest (!i peth to the Wall, v. 1. 
Greet her with appUmrive breath. 
T'-iiii!<"'ii, \ ision of Sin. 
appetible (ap'e-ti-bl), . [= F. appetiblc, < L. 
appctibilis, desirable, < appetere : see appete and 
-Me.] Exciting the appetite ; worthy of being 
sought for; desirable. [Bare.] 
Power both to slight the most appetMe objects, anil to 
controul the most unruly passions. 
Bramhall, Against Hoboes. 
appetite (ap'e-tit), n. [< ME. appetit, apetite, 
< OF. nppetit(F. appetit), < L. appetitus, desire 
for, < appetere, adpctere, pp. appetitus, long for, 
desire: see appete, appctent."] 1. An innate or 
acquired demand or propensity to satisfy a 
want ; desire, especially strong desire ; inclina- 
citing interest"or curiosity. 
Men forget that he, too [Tennyson], was once new, un- 
hackneyed, appetizing. Stedman, Viet. Poets, p. 165. 
Appian (ap'i-an), n. [< L. Appianus, < Appius, 
a proper name.] Pertaining to the Appu, an 
ancient Roman gens, or to one of its members 
(Appius) Appian Way (Latin Via Appia), a cele- 
brated road running from Rome south through Capua to 
lirundusiiini (Brindisi), begun by the censor Appius Clau- 
dius Cfficus, 312 B. c. It was about 350 miles in length, from 
14 to 18 feet in breadth, and, like other Roman roads, was 
paved with hard stone in irregular blocks, closely fitted to- 
gether and resting on a firm substructure. It was made 
with great care, and exists in part at the present time. 
2f. Worthy of applause. I'liiipmim. 
could apple (ap'l), n. [< ME. nppl<; /'''' '/'/''*'- "P- 
Hence pel, eppel, appil, -ul, -i/l, < AS. appel, in comp. 
eeppel-, apet-, appel-, in inflection n'p/il-, y/-, 
appl-, apl-, once eapl-, = OFries. appel (in comp. ), 
"S-ies. aple, aeple, north. Fries, apel, = D. op- 
tion; wish to attain some object or purpose : applanate (ap'la-nat), a. [< NL. appldimt"*, 
= OSw. cepl, Sw. aple, apple (in comp. appel-) 
= Dan. cable (Goth, not recorded), apple ; used 
also, in connection with eye (in G. also abso- 
lutely), for the pupil of the eye ; in AS. also 
poet, for ball (iremim aplum, with iron balls) ; 
in southern Norway also absolutely iorjordeple 
= earth-apple, potato : a common Teut. word, 
found also in Celtic (Ir. abhal, ubhal = Gael. 
vbhall = W. afal, OW. abal = Corn. Bret, aval 
with/or (formerly with of, to, or an infinitive) < L ad, to, + planus, flat, ~LL. planare, flatten.] _ Manx ' X a ' nd ^ S i av j c (QBulg. abluko, 
In lot., flattened out or horizontally expanded. JMato> Bu 'i g _ flW ,jfc aj ya bluka = Sloven, yabel- 
KO, yabolka = Serv. yabuka = Bohem. jablo, 
jabllco = Pol.jablko (barred 1) = Buss, yabloko 
= White Russ. yabko), and further in OPruss. 
!oWe=Lith. obulas = Lett, abols, apple; but in 
all these languages regarded as of foreign origin. 
The common source of all the forms has been 
sought in L. Abella (It. Avella), a town in Cam- 
pania abounding in fruit-trees and nuts (and 
hence called malifera, apple-bearing, by Virgil), 
Applanate thallus of Marckantia polymorpha. a. a, androecia. whence HUX AbellatlU, S. filbert Or hazel-nut (866 
_ _, avellane), and, it is supposed, "malumAbellanum, 
applaud (a-plad ), v. [=1. applaudir, W. the apple in particular ; at.i,.malumPersicum, 
aplaudir Sp. aplaudir = Pg. applaudir = It. the p erg i an apple, the peach (whence E.peacki, 
applaudire, applaudere, < L. applaudere, LL. v ^ In tll j s view a ppif t ]&<, p ear> peac h, 
also applodere, clap the hands together, ap- t quince, apricot, cherry, is of L. (all but 
plaud, < ad. to, + plaudere, strike, clap. Cf. apple and pear being ult- of Gr> ) O ngin.] 1. 
explode.] I. trans. 1. To praise or show ap- rrfj^ fluit of a rosace ous tree, Pyrtig Malm, a 
pro val pf by clapping the hands, acclamation, or native probably of central Asia. The tree is now 
other significant sign. 2. To praise in any way, cultivated in nearly all temperate regions, in numerous 
varieties, and its fruit is in universal use. It was intro- 
or absolutely. 
She dyd it not for appetite of vengeauuce. 
Latimer, Sermon before Edward VI. 
If God had given to eagles an appetite to swim. 
Jer. Taylor. 
As it is best to preserve our natural appetites in that 
tone and degree of strength which nature gives them, so 
we ought to beware of acquiring appetites which nature 
never gave. Reid, Active Powers, p. 128. 
It is the glory of God, indeed, to conceal a thing, but 
not absolutely, or for the sake of concealment. He does 
it only till a mind and appetite for the truth is prepared. 
Rtishnell, Sermons for New Life, p. 158. 
to 
Fairest fruit, that hung to the eye 
Tempting, stirr'd in me sudden appetite 
To pluck and eat. Milton, P. L., viii. 308. 
Instinct enables a spider to entrap his prey, while appe- 
tite only leads him to devour it when in his possession. 
Bowen. 
3. Relish for food ; the capacity of taking food 
with pleasure. 
With hounds and horns go hunt an appetite. 
Pope, Imit. of Horace, I. vi. 114. 
4. Preference; taste; liking: as, to or accord- 
ing to one's appetite, that is, as one pleases. 
[Rare.] 5. A thing desired. [Archaic.] 
Power being the natural appetite of princes. Sunft. 
The mountains, and the deep and gloomy wood, 
Their colours and their forms, 
Were then to me an appetite. Wordsworth. 
6. A tendency of an inanimate thing analogous 
to a desire. 
The air of itself hath little or no appetite of ascending. 
Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum. 
Canine appetite. See canine. = Syn. Appetence, appe- 
tency, craving, longing, relish, zest, passion, hunger, thirst, 
lust. 
appetitet (ap'e-tit), v. t. [< appetite, n.] 1. 
To desire ; long for; deeply want. 
A man in his natural perfection is fierce, . . . appetit- 
ing by generation to bring Jorth his semblable. 
as by words or actions ; commend ; approve. 
By the gods, I do applaud his courage. 
Shak., Pericles, ii. 5. 
Can I do him all the mischief imaginable, and that easily, 
safely, and successfully, and so applaud myself in my 
power, my wit, and my subtle contrivances? 
South, Sermons, III. 113. 
We applaud a sensitive honesty which shudders at any- 
thing underhand or dishonourable. 
W. K. Clifford, Lectures, II. 129. 
= Syn. Extol, etc. (see praise, v.), cheer, cry up, magnify. 
II. intrans. 1. To express approval by clap- 
ping the hands or by other similar means. 2. 
To give praise ; express approval. 
And there he kept the justice of the King 
So vigorously, yet mildly, that all hearts 
apple, Momordica 
Tennyson, Geraint. 
One who applauds, 
Apiilauded. 
applauder (a-pla'der), n. 
praises, or commends. 
Two hundred and eighty applauders at three shillings a 
day. Carlyle, French Rev., II. v. 
r sirT Ur Kl^ 1 S 'he l (' 1 oven,our P 70 applause (a-plaz'), . [= Sp. aplauso = Pg. It. 
lovernour, p. 70. "S^ f L- as if * app l ausus> n ., < applausus, 
appetite Or lleSire Ot. , -f n . nn l,,urli.rr nrmlam! of nlntuM-a an. 
2. To satisfy the appetite 
appetitiont (ap-e-tish'on), n. [= F. 
< L. appetitio(ii-). < "appetere: see appetite.] 
An act of appetite ; desire ; craving. 
We find in animals an estimative or jtidicial faculty, an 
appctition or aversation. Sir M. Hale. 
The monad is a simple substance exercising perceptive 
and appetitive powers, a conscious anil active existent. 
The "simple substance" represents the objective aspect, 
and tvjeomes the condition of the perceptions and appe- 
titionx which represent the subjective aspect. 
Iliuliiain, Phil, of Reflection, ii. 27. 
appetitioust (ap-e-tish'us), a. [< appetition + 
-OK*.] Pertaining or agreeable to appetite ; ap- 
petitive ; appetizing : as, appetitioiis liking. 
Appetitimu, passable, and toothsome. 
llrii-f Descr. of Fanaticks, p. 17. 
appetitive (a-pet'i-tiv or ap'e-tl-tiv), a. [=F. applauset "(a-plaz')", 
ap/x'titif, < ,'. as if "appetUivus, < appetere: see applaud; approve. 
18 
pp. of applaudere, applaud; cf. plausus, 
plause, < plaudere, applaud.] 1. A manifesta- 
tion of approval by sound ; enthusiastic appro- 
bation expressed by clapping the hands, ac- 
clamation, huzzas, or other means of demon- 
stration; popular laudation. 2. Any expres- 
sion of approbation, appreciation, or delight ; 
commendation; encouragement; approval. 
I humbly am content with human praise ; 
A goddess's applause would envy raise. 
Dryden, Helen to Paris, L 126. 
Shall he for whose applautte I strove 
I had such reverence for his blame 
See with clear eye some hidden shame, 
And I be lessen'd in his love ? 
Tennyson, In Memoriam, 11. 
3t. An object of approval. B. Jonson. 
t. [< applause, .] To 
, 
duced into America from England in 1629, by the governor 
of Massachusetts Bay. It is scarcely known in its wild 
state, but as an escape from cultivation its fruit becomes 
small, acid, and harsh, and is known as the crab. The cul- 
tivated crab-apple is the fruit of other species of Pyrwi. 
See crabz. 
2. The tree itself, Pyrus Mains. 3. A name 
popularly given to various fruits or trees hav- 
ing little or nothing in common with the ap- 
ple. Among them are : Adam's apple (the lime, a va- 
riety of Citnts medica, and the plantain, Mnta paradigi- 
aca); the alligator-apple, Anona paluxtri*; the balsam- 
mina ; the wild balsam-apple, 
Sideroxylon 
ttus Colo- 
, the cedar- 
apple, an excrescence upon the juniper caused by a fungus 
(Gyinnosporanffium macropuji) ; the custard-apple, species 
of Anona, especially, in the West Indies, A. rfticulata, and, 
in the East Indies, A. mjuamosa ; the devil's or mandrake 
apple, Mandragora ofcinalit; the egg-apple, or Jew's or 
nfad apple, Solanum tsculentum; the elephant- or wood- 
apple, Feronia elephantum ; the golden apple of Bengal, 
A'.gle Marmelos; the kangaroo-apple, Solanum laeiniatum ; 
the Kei apple, Aberia Caffra ; the love-apple or tomato, 
Lycopersicum esculentum ; the mammee-apple, Afammea 
Americana ; the May or Indian apple, Podophyllttm pel- 
tatmn; the monkey-apple, Cluma /aro; the Otaheite 
apple, Spondia* dulcitt ; the apple of Peru, Kicaiidra 
phymloidea; the Persian apple (an early name for the 
peach); the pineapple, Ananas sativa ; the pond-apple, 
Anona laurifolia ; the prairie-apple, the root of Ptoralea 
esculenta ; the rose-apple, species of Eugenia, especially 
E. Jambo; the seven-year apple, Oenipa clumrfolia ; 
the star-apple, Chrysophyllum Cainilo; the sugar-apple, 
Anona reticulata; the thorn-apple. Datura Stramonium 
and other species. The wild apples of Queensland are 
the drupaceous fruit of a species of Omnia. Adam's 
apple. See above, and Adam. Apple of discord, a cause 
of envy and contention : in allusion to the story in Greek 
mythology of a golden apple thrown into an assembly of 
the gods by the goddess of discord (Eris), bearing the in- 
scription, "For the fairest." Aphrodite (Venus), Hera 
(Juno), and Pallas (Minerva) became competitors for it. 
and its adjudication to the first by Paris of Troy, selected 
by Zeus as umpire, so inflamed the jealousy of Hera 
and her hatred toward all the Trojan race that she did not 
