the 
Agrotis 
guished by their somber colors and as being the ague-bark (a'gu-bark), . The bark of 
parents of worms injurious to agriculture, espe- wafer-ash, I'Mca trifoluita. 
cially the different cutworms. See cutirnrni. ague-cake (a'gu-kak), n. An enlarged and 
aground (a-ground'), prei>. phr. as adv. or a. hardened spleen, the consequence ot mtenmb- 
[ME. agroiinite, also on ijrounuc; < , on, + tent and remittent fevers. 
around.] 1 On the ground ; stranded : a uau- ague-drop (a gu-drop), . A solution of the ar- 
_; i_i_ _<.!,.* *!, Vmttnm nf a chin genito of ])otassium ; the liquor potassn arsem- 
tis of the United States Pharmacopoeia. It is 
also known as Fowlers solution, and is much employed as 
tical term signifying that the bottom of a ship 
rests on the ground for want of sufficient depth 
of water: opposed to afloat. 2. Figuratively, 
brought to a stop for want of resources, matter, 
and the like : as, the speaker is aground. 
This ariue-Jit of fear is over-blown. 
Shak., Rich. II., iii. 2. 
ICTOU ment H. See aggroupment. ague-grass (a'gu-gras), n. The plant blazing- 
lirvpnS (a -Wip'ni-a), n. [NL., < Gr. aypvwia, star, Aletris farinosa. Also called ague-root. 
<^*<;, sleepless": see Wmtw.] Sleep- ague-proof (a'gu-prof), . Proof against ague. 
Icssness; insomnia; morbid wakefulness or I am not ai/ue-proof. Shak., Lear, iv. 6. 
vigilance. 
agrypnocoma (a-grip-no-ko'ma), n. [NL.,< 
Gr. aypmvoc,, sleepless (see Agrypnus), + KiJfia, 
coma.] A lethargic or partly comatose state, 
between natural sleep and coma. [Rare.] 
agrypnotic (ag-rip-not'ik), . and n. [< F. 
ai/rypiiotu/ue (with term, assimilated to that of 
h'ypnotiquc, hypnotic), < Gr. ay/Jtrnvr/ri/cdf, wake- ague-spell (ii'gu-spel), n. 
ful, < aypmvtlv, be wakeful, < aypmvof, wakeful : 
see Agrypnus.] I. a. Sleep-preventing; caus- 
ing wakefulness. 
II. n. In tiled., something which tends 
drive away sleep; an antihypnotic. 
Agrypnus (a-grip'nus), n. [NL., < Gr. 
voc, wakeful, sleepless, < aypcvcm, aypuv, hunt, 
seek, -t- virvof, sleep.] A genus of coleopterous 
insects, of the family Elateridce; one of those 
genera of insects whose destructive larvae are 
ahu 
complaint, contempt, dislike, joy, exultation, 
etc., according to the manner of utterance. 
When it es [is! burn it cryes swa [so] : 
If it be man, it cryes a, a, 
Thut the first letter es of the nam [name] 
Of our forme [first] fader Adam; 
And if the child a woman be, 
When it is horn it says e, e. [See eft.] Hampole. 
A. H. An abbreviation of the Latin anno he- 
jira-, in the year of the hejira, or flight of Mo- 
hammed from Mecca, A. D. G'2'2. 
aha 1 (a-hil'), iitterj. [A repetition of ah, a", 
with aspiration of the second a; < ME. a ha = 
G. aha, etc. Cf. ha, ha-ha 1 , o-ho, etc.] An ex- 
clamation expressing triumph, contempt, sim- 
ple surprise, etc., according to the manner of 
utterance. 
They . . . said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. 
Ps. xxy. 21. 
ague-root (a'gu-rot), n. Same as ague-grass. a ]! a 2 (ii'ha), n. Same as ha-ha%. 
aguerriedt (a-ger'id), a. [< F. aguerrir, to 
make warlike, < a (< L. ad, to) + guerre, war: 
see guerrilla.] Inured to the hardships of war; 
it iTinrily ill intermittent fever. 
ague-fit (a'gu-fit), n. A paroxysm of cold or 
7 - x shivering ; a sharp attack of chilliness. 
The Administration are now in fact aground at the pitch 
of high tide, and a spring tide too. 
//. Adam*, Uallatin, p. 431. 
to 
instructed in the art of war. 
An army, the best aguerried of any troops in Europe. 
Lord Lyttelton, Hist. Hen. II. 
_ A spell or charm to 
cure or prevent ague 
His pills, his balsams, and his ague-spells. 
(ray, Pastorals, vi. 
s-tree (a'gu-tre), n. A name sometimes 
(a-hed'), prep. phr. as adv. or a. [<a3, 
011, at,, + head, front,] 1. In or to the front; 
in advance ; before : as, they walked ahead of 
us all the way : in nautical language, opposed 
to astern: as, to lie ahead. 
The east end of the island bore but a little ahead of us. 
Fielding, Voyage to Lisbon. 
It seemed to me when very young, that on this subject 
life was ahead of theology, and the people knew more than 
the preachers taught. Emerson, Compensation. 
2. Forward; onward; with unrestrained mo- 
applied to sassafras on account of its supposed tion or action : as, go ahead ( go on ; proceed ; 
"- i_l :tf..~ n l *~...*li4-inn ... .1. C. ..,,-.,... 1 rt*irolrl * tlftvw mlt. VAT1T t.n.RK 
febrifugal qualities. 
ague-weed (a'gu-wed), 
aguilert, [< ME. aguler, agmler,< OF. aguil- 
known as wire-worms. 
agt. A contraction (a) of agent and (6) of against. 
agua (a'gwa), n. Same as agua-toad. agunert, n. i\ mini, uijumr, uyuixi.\ ... 
aguara(a-gwa'ra), n. [Native name.] A name i er> a guillier, mod. aiguillier (= Pr. aguliarie 
of the maned dog of South America, Canisjuba- (Roquefort), a needle-case ; cf . agullier, needle- 
tus. Also called guara and culpeu. maker), < agttile, aiguille, F. aiguille, needle : see 
aguardiente (a-gwar-di-en'te), . [Sp.,contr. aiguille.] A needle-case. Rom. of the Rose, 1. 98. 
oiaguaardientc, burning water: a gua,("L.aqua, a guiltt (a-gilf), v. [< ME. agilten, agylten, 
water (see aqua) ; ardiente, ppr. of arder, < L. a g U Uen, < AS. dgyltan, be guilty, < a- + gyltan : 
ardere, burn (see ardent).] 1. A brandy made gee a .i aiK i guilt.] I. intrans. To be guilty of . 
in Spain and Portugal, generally from grapes. 
2. In general, in Spanish countries, any spir- 
push forward or onward ; carry out your task 
ijsuo-wocM. v &--"-/. - 1- The common or purpose: an idiomatic phrase said to have 
boneset of the United States, Eupatorium per- originated in the United States, and sometimes 
foliatum. 2. A species of gentian, Gentiana con verted into an adjective : as, a go-ahead per- 
quinqueflora. 
aguey (a'gu-i), a. 
N. E. D. 
[< ague + -y 1 .] Aguish. 
converted inio an augect/ive : an, a, yv-i 
son) ; he pushed ahead with his plans. 
They suffer them [children] at first to run ahead. 
Sir Ji. L' Estrange, Fables. 
To forge ahead. Naut. : (a) To move slowly, and as it 
e laboriou 
ituous liquor for drinking. In California and New 
Mexico the name is applied to American whisky, and in 
Mexico to pulque (which see). 
agua-toad (a'gwa-tod), . [< NL. agua, the 
specific name (appar. of native origin), + E. 
were laboriously, past another object; draw ahead, as one 
ship outsailing another. 
No man would say at what time of the night the ship 
(in case she was steering our course) might forge ahead of 
us, or how near she might be when she passed. Dickens, 
(b) To shoot ahead, as in coming to anchor after the sails 
are furled. To get ahead, hold ahead, etc. See get, 
. _ hold, etc. To run ahead of one's reckoning. See 
Thing of which they nevere agilte hyre lyve. reckoning. 
Chaucer, fro}, to Wife of Bath's Tale, 1. 392. aheap (a-hep ), prep. ])hr. as adv. [< a j , on, in, 
H trans. To sin against ; offend. + heap'.'] In a heap ; in a huddled or crouching 
WhihastowmadTroylustomeuntriste condition, as from terror; ma constrained 
_. .-*T t ..o attitude, as from fear or astonishment : as, this 
fearful sight struck us all aheap (= all of a 
[< a- (expletive) + heap). 
When some fresh bruit 
Startled me all aheap ! and soon I saw 
The horridest shape that ever raised my awe. 
Hood, Mids. Fairies, xvi. 
aheightt (a-hif), prep. phr. as adv. [Also 
spelled cMgkt; < a$, on, + height, hight. Cf. 
aloft, of similar sense.] Aloft; on high: as, 
"lookup a-height," Shak., Lear, iv. 6. 
- .-- 
m 
Agua-toad (Bxfomarinu 
toad.] The Bufo marinus or B. agua, a very 
large and common South American toad, with 
enormous parotid glands. It is one of the noisiest 
That nevere yet ayulte hym that I wyste ? 
Chaucer, Troilus, iii. 840. 
aguiset, aguizet (a-giz'), n. 
guise.] Dress. 
Their fashions and brave agguize. 
Dr. H. More, Song of the Soul, p. 7. 
aguiset, aguizet (a-giz'), v. t. [See aguise, n.] 
To dress ; adorn. 
And that deare Crosse uppon your shield devizd, 
Wherewith above all Knights ye goodly seeme aguizd. 
Spenser, F. Q., II. i. 31. iv/v/** I*M **-.v^y.v, ^., ..., , -- 
An utterance designed to attract attention, 
express doubt, etc. 
ihight (a-hi'), prep. phr. as adv. [<o 3 , on, + 
high] On high. 
One heav'd a-high, to be hurl'd down below. 
Shak., Rich. III., iv. 4. 
ahint, ahin (a-hinf, a-hin'), prep, or adv. [< 
ME. at hind,"< AS. at'i-hindan, behind, < at, E. 
at, + hindan, from the back, behind: see a-? 
iv . a\jiiic wi-iapu uv/j.^* v* HIU*V***BQI * j- 
the qualities of an ague : as, an aguish fever. 
Her aguish love now glows and burns. Granville. 
3. Productive of agues : as, an aguish locality. 
Through chill aguish gloom outburst 
The comfortable sun. Keats, Endymion, iii. 
aguishness 
Subject to ague. 
lishness (a'gu-ish-nes), n. The condition of 
enormous parotia gianus. it is one or tne noisiest o e i ne aeuish chilliness 
of its tribe, uttering a loud snoring kind of bellow, chiefly . J' . 6 >, 
during the night. It is very voracious, and, being believed <*guiieT, am, 
to devour rats, has been largely imported from liarbados agUtl,. bee '.ag. 
into Jamaica to keep down the swarms of rats that mfest agy(a ji),a. [<.age + -y 1 .] Aged; old. N.E.D. 
^i --- ,_*_*: --- ti ---- n.,. 1 ---- /!/: ; :\ TA^f^n "P nfiiw/tire 
See aguise. 
See agouti. 
_ ,,., . ---- ., ------- 
htnd?,behind, and cf. afore.'] Behind. [Scotch.] 
'.""" .>..", 
the plantations. Also called agua. 
ague (a'gu), n. [< ME. agu, ague, < OF. agu, 
fern, ague (F. aigu, fern, aigue), = Pr. agut, fern. 
aguda, shai^p, acute, < L. acutus, fern, acuta, 
acute, sharp, violent, severe ; febris acuta, a 
violent fever: see acute.] If. An acute or 
violent fever. 
And the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes. 
Lev. xxvi. 16 
stages marked by successive fits, cold or shiv- 
ering (the chill), hot or burning, and sweating ; 
chills and fever. 
That ye schul have a fever terciane 
Or an agu. Chaucer, Nun's Priest's Tale, 1. 140. 
3. Chilliness; a chill not resulting from dis- 
ease.- Dumb ague. See dumb. 
ague (a'gu), v. t. [< ague, n] To cause a 
shivering in ; strike with a cold fit. Heywood. 
[Rare.] 
Faces pale 
With flight and ninied fear. Shak., Cor., i. 4. 
tary (aj'i-na-ri), a. [After F. agynaire 
(Be Candolle), < NL. "agynarius: see agynous 
and -an/.] In bot.. characterized by the ab- 
sence of female organs : a term applied by A. P. 
de Candolle to double flowers which consist 
wholly of petals, no pistils being present, 
agynic (a-jin'ik), a. [As agynous + -ic.] In 
bot., a term applied to the insertion of stamens 
,..l.;.,L .,.,. An^-innl^r f-nnn f-wts\n* f V f\\TOW fR.Q.fP 1 
name, . "^.j ^ " 6 ~ evergreen thorny spe- 
cies of Acacia, growing abundantly in the sandy 
river-beds of Damaraland, Africa. The wood is 
light but durable, and the bark is said to be a good tan- 
ning material. The tree bears a profusion of pods, which 
are very nutritious food for cattle, and are also eaten by 
the natives. Also written anna-tree. 
aholdt (a-hold'), prep. phr. as adv. or a. [< a, 
on, + hold.] Near the wind, so as to hold or 
keep to it: as, to lay a ship a-hold. Shak. 
ah (ii), interj. [A natural cry, expressive of sud- as, ship .._., 
den emotion; ME. a (cf. OHG. *a = Icel. 03, ai) ahu (a ho), n 
rvr. i. _ L ;, _ Q r i . i n Teut. usually native name! 
TPers. ahu, a deer.] 
le common 
One of the 
of central 
= OHG. ah, MHG. G. ach = Sw. ack = Dan. afc. 
Often repeated, with aspiration, ah ha, aha. 
See a/ia 1 and /(, andcf. O, oh.] An exclamation 
expressive of pain, surprise, pity, compassion, 
the Hellespont. 
wood, Artemisia Poutica. 
Its principal food is a species of worm- 
The ahu is pale-brown, wl 
