A Cappella :: A cappella () In church or chapel style; -- said of compositions sung in the old church style, without instrumental accompaniment; as, a mass a capella, i. e., a mass purely vocal..

A Cappella :: A cappella () A time indication, equivalent to alla breve..

Admaxillary :: Admaxillary (a.) Near to the maxilla or jawbone.

Algarovilla :: Algarovilla (n.) The agglutinated seeds and husks of the legumes of a South American tree (Inga Marthae). It is valuable for tanning leather, and as a dye..

Alla Breve :: Alla breve () With one breve, or four minims, to measure, and sung faster like four crotchets; in quick common time; -- indicated in the time signature by /..

Allah :: Allah (n.) The name of the Supreme Being, in use among the Arabs and the Mohammedans generally..

Allanite :: Allanite (n.) A silicate containing a large amount of cerium. It is usually black in color, opaque, and is related to epidote in form and composition..

Allantoic :: Allantoic (a.) Pertaining to, or contained in, the allantois..

Allantoid :: Allantoid (a.) Alt. of Allantoida.

Allantoid :: Allantoid (n.) A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles, -- in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the parent; the urinary vesicle..

Allantoidal :: Allantoidal (a.) Of or pertaining to the allantois.

Allantoidea :: Allantoidea (n. pl.) The division of Vertebrata in which the embryo develops an allantois. It includes reptiles, birds, and mammals..

Allantoin :: Allantoin (n.) A crystalline, transparent, colorless substance found in the allantoic liquid of the fetal calf; -- formerly called allantoic acid and amniotic acid..

Allantois :: Allantois (n.) Alt. of Allantoi.

Allatrate :: Allatrate (v. i.) To bark as a dog.

Allay :: Allay (v. t.) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions..

Allay :: Allay (v. t.) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity..

Allay :: Allay (v. t.) To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.

Allay :: Allay (n.) Alleviation; abatement; check.

Allay :: Allay (n.) Alloy.

Allay :: Allay (v. t.) To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.

Allayed :: Allayed (imp. & p. p.) of Alla.

Allayer :: Allayer (n.) One who, or that which, allays..

Allaying :: Allaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Alla.

Allayment :: Allayment (n.) An allaying; that which allays; mitigation.

Amontillado :: Amontillado (n.) A dry kind of cherry, of a light color..

Ampulla :: Ampulla (n.) A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug.

Ampulla :: Ampulla (n.) A cruet for the wine and water at Mass.

Ampulla :: Ampulla (n.) The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or coronation is kept..

Ampulla :: Ampulla (n.) Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle, as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear..

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