achenium 
46 
In 
-o-c/<: see -oirf.] In io., a double aehenium, 
such as is found in the order Umbettifera 
Acheron (ak'e-rou), . [L. Acheron (-out-), 
also Acheruns (-wit-), < Gr. 'Axcpwv (-OVT-), in 
earliest use, one of the rivers of Hades (popu- 
larly connected with h m , pain, distress, = E. 
awe, q. v.), later the name of several rivers of 
Greece and Italy, which, from their dismal or 
savage surroundings, or from the fact that a 
portion of their course is beneath the ground, 
were believed to he enrrnnons rn tlm irifWnn 
Sis 1 1 In Gr ami K 2 the 
regioiis.j i. _in irr. na itom, .myth., tne name 
ot a river in Hades, over which the souls of the 
dead were .ferried by Charon; hence, a general 
name for the lower world. 
Get you gone, 
And at the pit of Acheron 
Meet me i' the morning. Shale., Macb., iii. 5. 
2. [NL.] A genus of ueuropterous insects. 
Acherontia (ak-e-ron'shi-a), n. [NL., < Gr. 
il^epoVrjof, pertain ing to Acheron: see Acheron.] 
A genus of nocturnal lepidopterous insects, of 
the family >$/)/< "ifiwfrr. A. atropos is the death's- 
head moth, or death's-head hawk-moth. See 
tlifith's-head. 
Acherontic (ak-e-ron'tik), a. l<L.Aclieronticus, 
< .1,'hero,, : see Acheron.] Of or pertaining to 
Acheron or the infernal regions ; dark ; gloomy : 
as, Acherontic mists. 
achersett, . An error for a cherset. See cher- 
set. 
achesount, . Same as encheson. 
Acheta (ak'e-ta), n. [NL., < L. aclieta. the male 
cicada, < Doric Gr. axtra, axtraf, Gr. tX^K, the 
oicada, prop, adj., chirping, < Gr. fae'iv, sound, 
chirp, < rixhi a sound, akin to fab, a sound, an 
echo: see echo.] The typical genus of the fam- 
\\yAclietidce: equivalent to (jrulliui (which see) 
Achetidae (a-ket'i-de), . pi. [NL., < Acheta + 
-hla:] A family of saltatorial orthopterous in- 
sects, embracing the crickets, etc., named from 
the leading genus, Acheta. The name is now 
little used, the family being generally called 
Gryllidai (which see). 
Achetina (ak-e-ti'ua), . pi. [NL < Acheta + 
-ina.] A group of orthopterous insects, includ- 
ing the crickets, as distinguished from the grass- 
hoppers, etc. 
/HW, Psalm of Life. 
. [<P. 
achievement 
' H<> '"> completion, < aeltever : see achieve and 
-mnit.] 1. The act of achieving or performing; 
an obtaining by exertion; accomplishment : as, 
the achievemen t of one's object. 
Capable of high urhieei-in,-nt MS it writer of romance. ' 
_ _. . A ">'-""'""'- * sxiT, p. 172. 
" 1 " at wnlc h ls achieved ; a great or heroic 
deed > something accomplished by valor, bold- 
"ess, or supenor ability. 
How m >' afAievfiaentt mock me! 
Shak., T. and C., iv. 2. 
Tnustriousjudgeshayedeclared that Galileo's conception 
O f the laws of Motion is his greatest achievement. 
G. H. Lemt, Probs. of Life and Mind I i 43 
3. In her., an escutcheon or armorial shield! 
The proper expression is "achievement of amis," and rig. 
nines a complete heraldic composition, whether the shield 
al ne or the shield with crest, motto, and supporters, if 
anv - Tne term achievement is applied especially to the 
achorion 
in , pamlul. 
2. />*/, />(, Exploit, etc. See/o<i. 
achiever (a-che'ver), n. One who achieves or 
accomplishes. 
We are well accustomed to the sight of a fresh young 
girl, a close student, a flue achiever, . . . sinking . . . into 
n whims, ailing, moping feature. 
*" S ' Ph ' lp "' quoted ln lSex and Educa . P- 
a , c ,W! ary . **> Mh)i . [ A achil-ous + -ary.] 
VVithout a lip; specifically, in hot., noting the 
a bsence of the labellum or lip in monstrous 
flowers of the order Orchidacea:. Also spelled 
'"' l ' / '.( 1 !'''! 1 - 
AchiUda (a-kil i-da), n. pi. [NL., <Achihis+ 
: >da -J A division of the great family of homop- 
terous insects called tulgorida:, one of 13 so- 
called subfamilies, taking name from the genus 
. 
Achlllea (ak-i-le'a), w. [L.. a plant supposed 
to . be . the 8ame as tnat called in Latin achilleos, 
milf il or yarrow, < Gr. 'A;r</LXOf, of Achilles, 
from a behef that Achilles used this plant in 
curing Telephus.] A large genus of perennial 
herbaceous plants, natural order Composi tee, of 
the northern hemisphere and mostly of the old 
Tw species are common, the milfoil or yarrow, 
1 
ec , 
But they have left an oeAwiff void 
The world can never mi. 
.. . '"<</<, <>i, 1L >y Hymns. 
achingly (a kmg-h), adv. With aching; pain- 
achiote (bp. pron. a-che-o'ta), n. [Sp., also 
achote, fg. achuttt, < achiotl, the native Ameri- 
can name of the plant.] The vernacular name 
m Central America of the arnotto-tree, Jlixa 
UnUana, See arnotto. 
acnira (a-che ra), n. [Appar. a native name.] 
The name on the western coast of South Amer- 
; ca o f fk R Cnnun eiiiiliv whne,. |.,,. t,,>> D . 
n ' M , ea "' ts > wnos-e largo tuberous 
a^unerior W/e^ained ki, 1 ,',' of"" 
large-grained kind of arrow- 
VV\ / i -/ 
achlTia (a-ki n-a), n. [NL., less prop, acheiria, 
< Gr. axeipia, < a^fipof or axeip, without hands 
see '"'><] ^ *'< absence of hands. ' 
achirite (ak'i-rit), . [<,/,-/> Mahmed, name 
of a Bokharian merchant who furnished the 
specimens that were taken in 1785 to St. Peters- 
burg, + -!te2.] Emerald copper or dioptase. 
achiroUS (a-ki'rus), a. [Less prop, aelieirons, 
( NL. achirus. < Gr. &xeipo<; or a^eut, handless < 
a- priv. + X c'p, hand.] In teratol., handless; 
without hands! 
achirus (a-ki'rus), n. [NL. , < Gr. 4^-e/pof , with- 
out hands: seeachirom.] 1. In teratol., a mon- 
ster characterized by the absence of hands 
Also spelled acheirus.2. [cap.] In zool., a 
genus of heterosomatous fishes, of the family 
Soleida:, having no pectoral fins, whence the 
name. A. lineattu, is an American sole, commonly call- 
ed 1,,,.,-cMer. LacipMe, 1802. See cut under ,lf,dte. 
achlamydate (a-klam'i-dat), a. [< Gr. a- 
riv - ("- 18 } \ + chlamydate, q. v.] Not chlamy- 
date; having no pallium or mantle : said of 
mollusks. 
I" U'e achlamydate forms [of branchiogastropods] true 
n118 are U8uall >' "'""" n,alt y , Anat. Invert., p. 437. 
Achlamydeae (ak-la-mid'e-e), n. pi. [NL., 
fern. pi. of aclilamydetui : seeachlamydeous.] In 
hot., a term proposed by Lindley for a group of 
dicotyledonous orders in which both calyx and 
fl r lla are . wan ,t in g. at least in the pistillate 
fl ? wera . as > willows and birches. 
(ak " la " mid '?' US) ' ' 
, 
achia, achiar (ach'ia, ach'iar), n. [< Pg. aekia, 
the confected Indian cane, acliar, any sort of 
pickled roots, herbs, or fruits, < Hind. c*>, 
pickles.] An East Indian name for the pickled - . 
shoots of the young bamboo, Jiambusa anndi- '''"'"''. p > w <-ks, II. 101. 
/(cc, used as a condiment. achilleic (ak-i-le'ik), a. Pertaining to or de- 
achievable (a-che'va-bl), a. [< achieve + -able.] rived from Achillea Mille- 
Capable of being achieved or performed. 
iS raise a dead ,nan to life doth nrt ino contradic- 
e 
i 'dtaad with ^Ir Landnr T h,i inf.r 
book^ma^med tam^me SK 
' ^cAittran wrath -an untamable petulance. 
''. p > w <-ks, II. 101. 
, . rta 
rived from Achillea Millefolium.- ^ acld , 
a acid found in the leaves and flowers of milfoil or yar 
o conrac- Sr ^ l " e J "^ 11 "" ' proba "^ i " e tical wlth 
tion,andistherefore,at,east,a^ r;i by s 0^ipot s Mlein .i.ig^), B . r< JcikWea + ^ 
( ^umm * 
and whose flowers are consequently naked, or 
des titute of a covering, it has also been applied to 
i rriv 
a - nv 
nr 
, green 
achievement- as "his noble acts l 
r^x^^ 
achieve (a-chev ) t..; pret. and pp. 
5L?JW P rmer ? alS a f "' ' 
aUievcn, <. Ob . achever, achiever, achevtr, aclnver 
F Z ,ir C ' T) 'l ^ ' f 6 P a ^ 6 V r ? ^ 
(F.jemr a clief ), come to an end ; OF ch t ef (F. 
chef), an end a head: see chief. Cf. chine.] 
1. . tr, ) perform or execute; accom- 
push, as some great enterprise; finish; carry 
on to a prosperous close. 
Had been o"" ^ 
. _ (ak'lis), n. [NL./< Gr. d^Wr, a 
Same as caligo. 
achmite (ak'mit), n. Incorrect spelling of ac- 
-,' . When used in medicine it 
gen. of Achilles; tendo, tendon.] See tendon 
/ ^ C ' li ^' Under tend0 "- 
achilous (a-ki'lus), a. [Less prop, acheilous, 
< NL> achilas ' < Gr - - P riv - + *** U P-] With - 
out lips. 
Achilus (a-ki'lus), . [NL. : see achilom.] A 
genus of homopterous insects, of the family 
Cijciidce, or giving name to a group Achilida 
(which see). Xirby, 1818. 
Achimenes (a-kim'e-nez), . [Perhaps from 
. , 
aceoewn, choke, < o- + *ceoan: seecAofccl.] To 
choke;s ^ ocat ^^rse:r e - 
Tlte beste acA^S C/m^rOol Women 1 2008 
Gif thou wi cArtra the ''"""yng o' nt" ith s,t 
perfluities. Chaucer, Boethius, ii. prose 6. 
acholia (a-kol'i-a), n. [NL., < Gr. a X oKa, < & X o- 
?o f , without bile : see acholous.] In patkol., 
deficiency or want of bile. 
acholithitet (a-kol'i-thit), n. [Corrupt spelling 
of acolouthite, q. v.] Same as acotute, 
To see a iLy, dumb admit*,. 
Armed against a devout fly's 
Premtt, Ferd and Isa ,i 16 
2. To gain or obtain, as the result of exertion; 
bring about, as by effort 
Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved Prior 
He will nrAiVwhi, .nv.t ^ 
ftis "t e Hu , ,Snl , led bnf S""' T^' 
that earmake a ! fit l.appines" f^ ^^nlan ^ """^^ 
Bushnett, Sermons for New Life, p. 214 
= Syn. 1. Effect, Accomplish, etc. (see perform), bring 
airout, work out.-2. To acquire, win, obtain, get. 
U.. mtrans. If. lo come to an end. Chaucer, 
4. l accomplish some enterprise; bring 
t a result intended. 
Fights dragon-like, and does achieve as soon 
Shak., Cor., iv. 7. 
A genus of ornamental herbs, natu- 
? ! ^ der G^eraceo;, belonging to tropical 
America. They are frequent in greenhouses, and the 
S" mber of varie " es ha3 been Iargely i crea8ei1 b y '"va- 
.i 1 '. 
Afhinese (ach-i-nes' or -nez'), a. andn. I. . 
Pertaining to Achin (also written Acheen Atch- 
"'' and Atcheen), a territory in the northwest- 
er S JP art of tlle island of Sumatra. 
II. n. sing, and pi. 1. A native or an in- 
habitant of Achin, or the people of Achin. 
2. The language used by the Achinese, which 
belongs to the Malayan family, and is written 
with Arabic characters. 
Also written Acheenese and Atchinese. 
ile, gall : see 
o 11 defi en t in bile. 
. -, ?' & , kQr) ' "' * [L '' < Gr ' O;r<Jp ' SCurf ' 
dandruff.] 1 . A name formerly given to eer- 
tain scaly or crusty cutaneous affections of the 
head and face in infants, particularly to cer- 
tain forms of eczema.-S. An individual acumi- 
nate pustule. 
Achordata (ak-6r-da'ta), n. pi [NL., < Gr. a- 
priv. + xP^I, chord: see n-18 and Chordata.] 
A collective name of those animals which have 
no notochord: opposed to ('liordutu. 
achorion (a-ko'ri-on), .; pi. achoria (-a). [NL.,< 
defter.] The name given to one of the three prin- 
cipal dermatophytes, or epiphytes of the skin. 
